Demetrio Santaella

Demetrio Santaella[3] (ca. 1807 – ca. 1887) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 22 January 1867[4] to 31 December 1868.[5]

Demetrio Santaella
69th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
22 January 1867[1] – 31 December 1868[2]
Preceded byEnrique O'Neil
Succeeded byElicio Berriz
Personal details
Bornca. 1807
Diedca. 1887
OccupationMilitary

Mayoral term

While acting as the maximum civil authority in Ponce during most of the year in 1867 and the entire year in 1868, Santaella was titled a "corregidor". As such, he performed as the local administrative and judicial official in the municipality. The position of corregidor obligated him to act as representative of the royal jurisdiction over the "Villa de Ponce" and its municipal area. Santaella took over leadership of the town from Spanish Colonel Enrique O'Neil and, at the end of his term, handed over leadership to Spanish Colonel Elicio Berriz.[6]

Santaella mayored the city during the 1868 Spanish Revolution.[7]

See also

References
  1. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p. 278.
  2. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p. 278.
  3. Municipio de Ponce: Alcaldes en su Historia. Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. Fundación Puertorriqueña para las Humanidades. 2018. Accessed 2 May 2018. "Municipalities: Ponce". Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  4. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  5. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  6. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  7. Emilio Pasarell. Esculcando el Siglo XIX en Puerto Rico. Barcelona: M. Pareja. 1967. p.19.

Further reading
  • Ramon Marin. Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994.


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