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The Diocese of Ponce ( Latin: Dioecesis Poncensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States and consists of the southern part of the island of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. The diocese is led by a prelate bishop who pastors the mother church in the City of Ponce, the Cathedral of Our ...
Ponce (US: / ˈ p ɔː n s eɪ, ˈ p oʊ n-/, UK: / ˈ p ɒ n s eɪ /, Spanish pronunciation: ⓘ) is a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on August 12, 1692 and is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León.
This is a list of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico's southern economic center, the island's second largest and second most important city.. From 1692 to 1840, the office of mayor in Ponce was filled either by local hacendados or by military officers appointed by the governor, depending on whether the political situation on Spain at the time was that of a constitutional or an absolutist government.
Ponce's first mayor was Don Pedro Sánchez de Mathos, in 1692, appointed by governor Juan Robles de Lorenzana. Ponce elected its first mayor (as well as its first Municipal Assembly) on 20 September 1812. Its first elected mayor was José Ortiz de la Renta, who took office in 1812. Ortiz de la Renta occupied the post of mayor on eight different ...
Progressive Union for Renewal (French: Union progressiste pour le renouveau, UPR), a political party in Benin. Union for Progress and Renewal, a political party in Guinea. Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–21), former state in Eastern Europe. Unitary parliamentary republic, a form of unitary states.
Parque de la Ceiba (English: Ceiba Tree Park) is a passive park in sector Cuatro Calles of barrio San Antón, Ponce, Puerto Rico.Its centerpiece is the historic Ceiba pentandra, a tree associated with the founding of the city.
Dr. Hildaris Lamboy-Dejesus, is an Audiology specialist practicing in PONCE, PR with undefined years of experience. . New patients are welcome.
100007054. Added to NRHP. 27 September 2021. Teatro La Perla is a historic theater in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Inaugurated in 1864, [3] it is the second oldest theater of its kind in Puerto Rico, [4] but "the largest and most historic in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean." [5] [6] The theater was named La Perla in honor of the Virgin of ...