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Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Pedro Juan Capó
61st Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
September 1856 – December 1856
Preceded byFélix O'Neill
Succeeded byHilarión Pérez Guerra
Personal details
Bornc. 1800
Diedc. 1890
OccupationFarmer Hacendado

Pedro Juan Capó was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from September 1856 to December 1856.

Biography

Capó was one of the major landlords in the municipality of Santa Isabel. In Santa Isabel, Capó owned both lands and the slaves to work them. He owned hacienda El Destino (The Destiny), one of the few haciendas which, as of 2008, still existed in good condition. The hacienda is located in Santa Isabel's barrio Jauca.

References

  1. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 14.
  2. Terratenientes Extranjeros en Santa Isabel. Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. Melvin Rivera Valazquez. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  3. Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. page 52.
  4. Terratenientes Extranjeros en Santa Isabel. Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. Melvin Rivera Valazquez. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2009.

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Preceded byFélix O'Neill Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
September 1856 - December 1856
Succeeded byHilarión Pérez Guerra
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