José Mirelis

José Mirelis
82nd Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 1 May 1880[1] – 31 January 1881[2]
Preceded by	Lucas Jiménez
Succeeded by	Juan José Cartagena
Personal details
Born	ca. 1830
Died	ca. 1900
Profession	Military

José Mirelis[note 1] (ca. 1830 – ca. 1900) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 May 1880[3] to 31 January 1881.[4][5] He was a Spanish soldier with the rank of colonel.[6]

Mayoral term

During Mirelis's mayoral administration, on 25 September 1880, a fire took place destroying most of the older civil records (births, baptisms, marriages, etc.) of the Ponce parish.[7] Also, on 17 June 1880, the trainway from Ponce to La Playa was inaugurated, with service to the public starting the following 23 October 1880, both under the administration of mayor Mirelis.[8]

See also

• List of Puerto Ricans
• List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Notes

1. Some sources erroneously spell his name "José Mileris". Here we follow the spelling given in the original 1913 work by Eduardo Neumann Gandia (See "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce." 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p.279.), Puerto Rico Encyclopedia (See https://web.archive.org/web/20101123162620/http://enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=09012901&page=3), and Neysa Rodriguez Deynes (See Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce. Gobierno Municipal Autonomo de Ponce. 2002, p.167.).

References

1. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce." 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p.279.
2. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce." 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p.279.
3. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce." 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p.279.
4. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce." 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p.279.
5. 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 27 February 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
6. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce." 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p.279.
7. Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. De criadero a partido: Ojeada a la Historia de los Orígenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre. 2015. page 43.
8. Socorro Girón. Ramon Marin y su Tiempo. In, Las fiestas populares de Ponce. Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994. p.22.

Further reading

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

External links

• Guardia Civil española (c. 1898) (Includes military ranks in 1880s Spanish Empire.)

Political offices
Preceded by Lucas Jiménez	Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico 1 May 1880 - 31 January 1881	Succeeded by Juan José Cartagena