José de Guzmán Benítez
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is de Guzmán and the second or maternal family name is Benítez.
| José de Guzmán Benítez | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
|
In office 1901–1901 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Juan Rosaly |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Chevalier |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1857 Ponce, Puerto Rico[1] |
| Died | 1921 |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Profession | attorney[2] |
José de Guzmán Benítez (1857–1921) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1901.
José de Guzmán Benítez is best known for the launching of his 1899 manifesto to the people of Puerto Rico for the creation of a pro-American political party.[3]
He is also remembered from the caricature preserved of his 1900 election win.[4] The election was significant in that it was the first election since the United States invaded the Island in 1898.
References
- ↑ Neysa Rodriguez Deynes, et al., Brevario sobre la historia de Ponce y sus principales lugares de interes. 1991. Museo de la Historia de Ponce. Secretaria de Arte y Cultura. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. p. 62.
- ↑ Neysa Rodriguez Deynes, et al., Brevario sobre la historia de Ponce y sus principales lugares de interes. 1991. Museo de la Historia de Ponce. Secretaria de Arte y Cultura. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. p. 62.
- ↑ Neysa Rodriguez Deynes, et al., Brevario sobre la historia de Ponce y sus principales lugares de interes. 1991. Museo de la Historia de Ponce. Secretaria de Arte y Cultura. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. p. 62.
- ↑ Univ. of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. Biblioteca Digital Puertorriqueña. Caricatura Becqueriana. By Mario Brau de Zuzuárregui. c. 1910. See also http://136.145.174.31/u?/Dibujos,247
See also
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Pedro Juan Rosaly |
Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico 1901-1901 |
Succeeded by Enrique Chevalier |
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