Francisco Ortiz de la Renta

Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Francisco Ortiz de la Renta

5th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 1 January 1766^[1] – 1800 ?^[2]
Preceded by	Joseph de Toro
Succeeded by	José Benítez

Personal details
Born	c. 1726
Died	c. 1806

Francisco Ortiz de la Renta^[3] (c. 1726 – c. 1806) was a Teniente a guerra Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 January 1766^[4] to 31 December 1800, when José Benítez took over the mayoral administration.^[5]

Background

Francisco Ortiz de la Renta was a descendant of the founder of San Germán, on the hills of Santa Marta, next to Río Guanajibo, in 1573.^[6] As teniente a guerra, he was the administrative head of the municipality.

Notes

References

^ Ponce Municipality: Mayors. Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. National Endowment for the Humanities. 2019. Accessed 19 March 2019.
^ Ponce Municipality: Mayors. Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Grupo Editorial EPRL. Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. National Endowment for the Humanities. 2019. Accessed 19 March 2019.
^ 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 24 March 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
^ Ponce Municipality: Mayors. Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. National Endowment for the Humanities. 2019. Accessed 19 March 2019.
^ Ponce Municipality: Mayors. Archived 9 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. National Endowment for the Humanities. 2019. Accessed 19 March 2019.
^ Francisco Lluch Mora. Orígenes y Fundación de Ponce, y otras noticias relativas a su desarrollo urbano, demográfico y cultural (Siglos XVI-XIX). San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial Plaza Mayor. Segunda Edición. 2006. p. 39.