Hilarión Pérez Guerra
Hilarión Pérez Guerra | |
|---|---|
| 62nd Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 1857 – 11 July 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Juan Capó |
| Succeeded by | Luis de Quixano y Font |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1813 |
| Died | May 15, 1871 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Spouse | Natividad Giocochea |
| Parent(s) | Tomás Pérez Guerra María del Carmen Miura |
| Profession | politician |
Hilarión Pérez Guerra y Miura (c. 1813 – 1871) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from January 1857 to 11 July 1863.[1] Prior to serving as mayor of Ponce, Pérez Guerra had served as mayor of Camuy for 1 year in 1850.[2]
Biography
Hilarión Pérez Guerra y Miura was the son of former Mayor of Ponce Tomás Pérez Guerra y Sánchez, a native of Santiago de los Caballeros, and María del Carmen Miura y Pepin, a native of Santo Domingo.[3] Hilarión married Natividad Goicochea y Elfao (1826-1883[4]). He died on May 15, 1871 in Ponce at the age of 58.[3]
Mayoral term
A festivity, later known as Carnaval de Ponce, takes place in 1858. This is the earliest known recorded date of the event taking place in Ponce.[5][6][7]
See also
References
- ^ Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y la Campana de la Almudaina. page 103.
- ^ Camuy Municipality: Mayors. Archived 14 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia de Puerto Rico. 2017. Accessed 17 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Burial of Hilarion Perez Guerra". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Burial of Natividad Goicochea". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Activan plan de seguridad para Carnaval. Archived 2 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Activan plan de seguridad para Carnaval. Archived 2 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ Carnaval, Carnaval, Llego el Carnaval! Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine El Señorial. Ponce Municipal Government. "Anuario: Carnaval Ponceño 2013." February–March 2013. Page 18. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
