Félix O'Neill (mayor)

Félix O'Neill (c. 1800 c. 1870) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 24 July 1854 to August 1856.[1][2] He was a Spanish military officer with the rank of Coronel.[3]

Coronel

Félix O'Neill
60th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
24 July 1854  August 1856
Preceded byAntonio E. Molina
Succeeded byPedro Juan Capó
Personal details
Bornc. 1800
Diedc. 1870
ProfessionMilitary

Mayoral term

He is well remembered for producing, on 20 August 1856, his 20-point edict titled "Disposiciones Acordadas Por la Municipalidad de Esta Villa, que deben observarse en caso de ser invadida esta Poblacion por la epidemia del Colera-morbo" (Dispositions Agreed Upon by the Municipal Government of this Village, to be observed in the event our People are invaded by the Cholera Morbus epidemic).[4] The gastroenteritis cholera had just invaded the town earlier that month.[5]

See also

References

  1. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y la Campana de la Almudaina. page 72.
  2. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce. page 166.
  3. Municipios – Ponce Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y la Campana de la Almudaina. page 73.
  5. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y la Campana de la Almudaina. page 72.

Further reading

  • Ramon Marin. Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994.
Political offices
Preceded by
Antonio E. Molina
Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
24 July 1854 - August 1856
Succeeded by
Pedro Juan Capó


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