This is a list of Mayors of Ponce, the largest and most important city in southern Puerto Rico.^{[citation needed]}

The current Mayor of Ponce is Dr. María "Mayita" Meléndez Altieri, from the New Progressive Party, elected in 2008. She became the first woman elected to the office of mayor by the people of Ponce in its extensive political history. She is also the first mayor of a party other than the Popular Democratic Party in Ponce since 1989, when Rafael "Churumba" Cordero Santiago won the elections and took the oath of office that same year.

Contents 1 18th century 2 19th century 3 20th century 4 21st century 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] 18th century

Source: Puerto Rico Encyclopedia^[1]

#	Name	In Office	Political Party
1	Don Pedro Sánchez de Mathos	1692
2	Don Dámaso de Toro	1701
3	Don Aurelio Juan Ramírez de Arellano	1706
4	Don Joseph de Toro	1710
5	Don Francisco Ortíz de la Renta	1766

[edit] 19th century

Source: Government of the Municipality of Ponce^[2]

#	Name	In Office	Political Party
6	Don José Benítez	1800
7	José Ortíz de la Renta	1812
8	José de Toro	1814
9	José Ortíz de la Renta	1815
10	Alejandro Ordóñez	1816
11	Juan Dávila	1819
12	Francisco Vasallo	1820
13	Joaquín Martínez	1820
14	José de Toro	1820
15	José Ortíz de la Renta	1820
16	José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta	1821
17	Joaquín Tellechea	1821
18	José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta	1821
19	José Molina	1822
20	José Mercado	1822
21	José Ortíz de la Renta	1823
22	Tomás Pérez Guerra	1826
23	Julián Villodas	1827-1835
24	Juan de Dios Conde	1836
25	José Ortíz de la Renta	1837
26	Patricio Colón	1838
27	Juan de Dios Conde	1839
28	Salvador de Vives	1840-1842
29	José Ortíz de la Renta	1842
30	Juan Rondón	1843
31	José Ortíz de la Renta	1843
32	Salvador de Vives	1844-1845
33	Antonio Corro	1845
34	José Zaldo	1845
35	Antonio Corro	1846
36	José Ortíz de la Renta	1846
37	José de Jesús Fernández	1846
38	David Laporte	1847
39	Francisco Romero	1847
40	Juan Lacot	1848
41	José María Quesada	1848
42	Juan Prats	1849
43	Esteban Vidal	1849
44	Juan Prats	1849
45	Flavius Dede	1850-1851
46	Manuel Cedeño de Poveda	1851
47	Guillermo Neumann	1851
48	Coronel Vicente Julbe	1851-1854
49	Julio Duboc	1854
50	Escolástico Fuentes	1854
51	Pablo Manfredi	1854
52	José Benito Paz Falcón	1854
53	Antonio E. Molina	1854
54	Coronel Félix O'Neil	1854-1856
55	Pedro Juan Capó	1856
56	Hilarión Pérez Guerra	1857-1863
57	Coronel Luis de Quixano y Font de la Vall	1863-1865
58	Francisco Olazarra	1865
59	Francisco Carreras	1866
60	Francisco Romero	1866
61	Carlos Cabrera	1866
62	Coronel Enrique O'Neil	1866-1867
63	Demetrio Santaella	1867-1868
64	Coronel Elicio Berriz	1869-1870
65	Vicente Pérez Valdivieso	1871
66	Miguel Arribas	1871
67	Coronel Elicio Berriz	1872
68	Francisco Arce y Romero	1872
69	Alejandro Albizu	1872
70	Juan Cortada y Quitana	1873-1874
71	Rafael León y García	1874-1875
72	Coronel Serafín Donderis	1875-1876
73	Pedro Rosaly*	1874
74	Juan José Cartagena	1876-1879
75	Coronel Lucas Jiménez	1879-1880
76	Coronel José Mileris	1880-1881
77	Juan José Cartagena	1881
78	Andrés Caparrós y García	1881-1882
79	Maximo de Meana y Guridi[3]	1882-1884
80	Rafael de Zárate y Sequera	1884-1886
81	Ramón Elices Montes	1886-1887
82	Ermelindo Salazar	1887
83	Fernando Díaz de Ulzurrum y Somellera	1887-1888
84	Juan de Ponte	1888
85	Vicente de Solivares y Miera	1888-1889
86	Miguel Rosich y Mass	1889-1890
87	Carlos Eusebio de Ayo	1890-1892
88	José de Nonvilas de Vilar	1893-1894
89	Eduardo Armstrong	1894-1895
90	Félix Saurí y Vivas	1895
91	Juan José Potous	1895-1896
92	Comandante Luis Alvarado	1896-1897
93	Miguel Rosich y Mass	1897
94	Luis Gautier (hasta junio 20)	1897-1898
95	Ulpiano Colóm	1898
96	José Lloréns Echevarría	1898
97	Luis Porrata Doria	1898
98	Mr. Albert Meyer	1899

[edit] 20th century

#	Name	In Office	Political Party
99	Pedro Juan Rosaly	1900
100	José de Guzmán Benítez	1901
101	Enrique Chevalier	1902
102	Antonio Arias	1903
103	Manuel V. Domenech	1904
104	Luis P. Valdivieso	1905
105	Santiago Oppenheimer	1906
106	Simón Moret	1907 - 1914
107	Rafael Rivera Esbrí	1915 - 1917
108	Luis Yordán Dávila	1917 - 1918
109	Rodulfo del Valle	1918 - 1920
110	Francisco Parra Capó	1921 - 1923
111	Abelardo Aguilú, Jr.	1924 - 1925
112	Guillermo Vivas Valdivieso	1925 - 1928
113	Emilio Fagot	1929 - 1933
114	Blas Oliveras	1933 - 1937
115	José Tormos Diego	1937 - 1941
116	Andrés Grillasca Salas	1941 - 1956	PPD [4]
117	José Dapena Laguna	1956
118	Carlos Juan Cintrón	1957 - 1961
119	Juan Luis Boscio	1961 - 1964	PNP
120	Eduardo Ruberté Bisó	1964 - 1968	PPD
121	Juan H. Cintrón García	1968 - 1972	PNP
122	Luis A. Morales	1972 - 1976	PPD
123	José G. Tormos Vega	1976 - 1984**	PNP
124	José Dapena Thompson	1986** – 1988	PNP
125	Rafael Cordero Santiago	1988 – 2000	PPD

[edit] 21st century

#	Name	Office	Political Party
126	Rafael Cordero Santiago	2000 – 2004	PPD
127	Delis Castillo Rivera de Santiago	2004 – 2005	PPD
128	Francisco Zayas Seijo	2005 – 2009	PPD
129	Dr. Maria "Mayita" Meléndez Altieri	Incumbent	PNP

[edit] References

1. ^ Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. Fundacion Puertorriquena para las Humanidades Retrieved July 9, 2009.
2. ^ Municipios - Ponce Retrieved June 28, 2009.
3. ^ Adventure Guide to Puerto Rico By Kurt Pitzer, Tara Stevens, ebrary, Inc. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
4. ^ El Mundo (newspaper) 19 de Agosto de 1948

[edit] See also

• Ponce, Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico

[edit] External links