José Ortíz de la Renta

José Ortíz de la Renta
José Ortiz de la Renta
Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 1812–1814
Preceded by	José Benítez
Succeeded by	José de Toro
In office 1815–1816
Preceded by	José de Toro
Succeeded by	Alejandro Ordóñez
In office 1820–1821
Preceded by	José de Toro
Succeeded by	José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta
In office 1823–1826
Preceded by	José Mercado
Succeeded by	Tomás Pérez Guerra
In office 1837–1838
Preceded by	Juan de Dios Conde
Succeeded by	Patricio Colón
In office 1842–1843
Preceded by	Salvador de Vives
Succeeded by	Juan Rondón
In office 1843–1844
Preceded by	Juan Rondón
Succeeded by	Salvador de Vives
In office 1846–1846
Preceded by	Antonio Corro
Succeeded by	José de Jesús Fernández
Personal details
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Relations	Oscar de la Renta, great great grandson
Profession	politician

José Ortíz de la Renta (ca. 1765 - ca. 1850) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1812 to 1814, from 1815 to 1816, from 1820 to 1821, from 1823 to 1826, from 1837 to 1838, from 1842 to 1843, from 1843 to 1844, and 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times. As Ponce has had a municipal council since 1812,^[1] Mayor Ortiz de la Renta was the first mayor of Ponce with a legislative council.

José Ortíz de la Renta was the first constitutional mayor elected by popular vote, in 1812,^[2] as a result of the Constitución de Cádiz (Cádiz Constitution).

Honors

Ortiz de la Renta is honored at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens. Of over 200 Ponce mayors, only six are honored there.^[3]

References

1. Register of Porto Rico for 1903: Prepared and Compiled Under the Direction of the Honorable Charles Hartzell, Secretary of Porto Rico. October 1903. Press of Louis E. Tuzo and Co. 1903. (San Juan, Puerto Rico). Page 196.
2. First Constitutional Mayor
3. Politics. TravelPonce. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

See also

• Ponce, Puerto Rico
• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• Oscar de la Renta, great great grandson