José Santos Becerra

José Santos Becerra
5th Mayor of Pichilemu
In office 22 September 1912 – 2 May 1915
Preceded by	Francisco Javier Asalgado
Succeeded by	Gustavo Silva Pizarro
Personal details
Nationality	Chilean
Residence	Pichilemu, Chile
Occupation	Public worker

José Santos Becerra was the fifth Mayor of the commune of Pichilemu, office which he held between September 1912 and May 1915.

Biography

Political career

Becerra was a member of the Pichilemu City Council as regidor for three, three-year-long terms, between 1897 and 1906. In 1906, he was elected segundo alcalde of Pichilemu for the 1906–09 term, and was re-elected for the 1912–1915 term. However, following Francisco Javier Asalgado's resignation as mayor in September 1912, he became the fifth primer alcalde (mayor) of Pichilemu, an office which he held for the rest of the term, until 1915. He was succeeded by Gustavo Silva Pizarro for the 1915–18 term.^[1][2]

In April 1913, he sent a note to the Ministry of Railways urging the government to fasten the construction of the Alcones-Pichilemu railway.^[3]

References

1. Saldías, Washington (2 August 2007). "Alcaldes, regidores y concejales de la comuna de Pichilemu". Pichilemu News (in Spanish) (Pichilemu, Chile). Archived from the original on 22 March 2013.
2. Saldías, Antonio (22 December 2006). "Cuarenta y un alcaldes en 115 años de vida comunal han pasado por el municipio pichilemino". Pichilemu News (in Spanish) (Pichilemu, Chile). Archived from the original on 22 March 2013.
3. "Ferrocarril de Alcones a Pichilemu". El Mercurio (in Spanish) (Santiago, Chile). 5 April 1913. El Ministerio del ramo ha recibido una nota del alcalde de Pichilemu, en la cual se hace presente que los trabajos del ferrocarril que unirá a Alcones con Pichilemu, se ejecutan con lentitud.