Blas Oliveras

Blas Oliveras
Mayor Blas Oliveras Mercado
120th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1933–1937
Preceded by Emilio Fagot
Succeeded by José Tormos Diego
Personal details
Nationality Puerto Rican
Profession politician

Blas Oliveras Mercado[1] (born ca. 1880 - died ca. 1950) was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1933 to 1937.

Honors

Oliveras Mercado is honored at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens. Only six others, of over 100 former Ponce mayors, are honored there.[2] In 1950, a bridge in Ponce was named after Blas Silva.[3]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Politics. TravelPonce. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Politics. TravelPonce. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Carmelo Rosario Natal. Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 69.

Further reading

  • Zapata Oliveras, Carlos R. Situación política, económica y administrativa de Ponce durante la incumbencia de Blas Oliveras (enero 1933-enero 1937). Programa Graduado de Historia, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras. 1980. 242 pages. (Tesis de Maestría [Master's Thesis]) (In Spanish)


Political offices
Preceded by
Emilio Fagot		 Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
1933-1937		 Succeeded by
José Tormos Diego
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