José Ortiz de la Renta

José Ortiz de la Renta
José Ortiz de la Renta
7th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1812–1814
Preceded by José Benítez
Succeeded by José de Toro
9th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1815–1816
Preceded by José de Toro
Succeeded by Alejandro Ordóñez
15th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1820–1821
Preceded by José de Toro
Succeeded by José Casimiro Ortiz de la Renta
21st Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1823–1826
Preceded by José Mercado
Succeeded by Tomás Pérez Guerra
29th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1837–1838
Preceded by Juan de Dios Conde
Succeeded by Patricio Colón
33rd Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1842–1843
Preceded by Salvados de Vives
Succeeded by Juan Rondón
35th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1843–1844
Preceded by Juan Rondón
Succeeded by Salvador de Vives
41st Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1846–1846
Preceded by Antonio Corro
Succeeded by José de Jesús Fernández
Personal details
Born Ponce, Puerto Rico
ca. 1765
Died Ponce, Puerto Rico
ca. 1850
Spouse(s) Estefanía Ortiz de Matos[1]
Profession politician

José Ortiz de la Renta (ca. 1765 - ca. 1850) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1812 to 1814, from 1815 to 1816, from 1820 to 1821, from 1823 to 1826, from 1837 to 1838, from 1842 to 1843, from 1843 to 1844, and 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times. As Ponce has had a municipal council since 1812,[2] Mayor Ortiz de la Renta was the first mayor of Ponce with a legislative council.

José Ortiz de la Renta was the first constitutional mayor elected by popular vote, in 1812,[3] as a result of the Constitución de Cádiz (Cádiz Constitution).

Honors

Ortiz de la Renta is honored at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens. Of over 100 Ponce mayors, only six are honored there.[4] In Ponce there is a street in Urbanizacion Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes named after him.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Eli D. Oquendo Rodríguez. 1800-1885: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: Historia de la Parroquia de Ponce durante el Siglo XIX. Pablo L. Crespo Vargas, editor. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste. First Edition. 2016. ISBN 1523888709. p. 25.
  2. ↑ Register of Porto Rico for 1903: Prepared and Compiled Under the Direction of the Honorable Charles Hartzell, Secretary of Porto Rico. October 1903. Press of Louis E. Tuzo and Co. 1903. (San Juan, Puerto Rico). Page 196.
  3. ↑ First Constitutional Mayor
  4. ↑ Politics. TravelPonce. Retrieved 18 June 2012.


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