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Ángel O. Berríos
Ángel O. Berríos Díaz (September 21, 1940 – April 28, 2006) was a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, Caguas, Puerto Rico. An engineer of profession, Berríos became the 22nd mayor of Caguas in 1973, after winning the 1972 elections, as a member of the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Berrios was defeated in the 1976 elections by the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, New Progressive Party candidate Miguel Hernández (mayor), Miguel Hernández, but he came back on top during the 1980 elections. After being sworn back to office in 1981, he began a period of 16 years in a row as mayor of Caguas. During his tenure, new hospitals, malls, department stores and housing complexes were built. Berríos became the managing owner of the Caguas Criollos (basketball), Criollos de Caguas basketball team in 1987, and, later on, acquired the Caguas Criollas (volleyball), Criollas de Caguas women's volleyball team. He was a member of the Phi Delta Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Caguas, Puerto Rico
The following is a list of mayors of the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico. List of mayors 18th century * Sebastián Jiménez, circa 1812 * José Escolástico Quiñónez, circa 1815 * Sebastián Ximénez, circa 1816 * Marcos Ximénez, circa 1818 * Vicente Aponte, circa 1820 * José Acosta, Mateo Pérez, Alexo de Mercado, Pedro Ramírez de Arellano, Florencio Ximénez, Sebastián Ximénez, circa 1821 * Juan Francisco Vázquez, circa 1822 * Juan Guadalupe Colón, circa 1823 * Manuel Suárez Valdéz, circa 1824 * José Paúl, circa 1826 * José Paúl, Gerardo Rabassa, circa 1827 * Juan Alonso, circa 1828 * Gerardo Rabassa, circa 1829 * Joaquín Goyena, circa 1831 * Luis María Valdelluly, circa 1832 * Manuel de Lastra, circa 1833 * Manuel Jiménez Córdova, circa 1835 * Gerardo Rabassa, circa 1836 * Antonio Guadalupe Colón, circa 1836 * Marcos Jiménez, circa 1838 * Vicente Aponte, circa 1840 * Zoilo de la Cruz, circa 1841 * Pedro Sánchez, circa 1842 * Antonio Grillo, Ramón San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caguas Criollas (volleyball)
Caguas (, ) is a city and municipality in central eastern Puerto Rico. Located in the eponymous Caguas Valley between the Sierra de Cayey and Sierra de Luquillo of the Central Mountain Range, it is bordered by San Juan and Trujillo Alto to the north, Gurabo and San Lorenzo to the west, Aguas Buenas, Cidra and Cayey to the east, and Patillas to the south. With a population of 127,244 as of the 2020 census, Caguas is the fifth most populated municipality in the archipelago and island and a principal city of the San Juan metropolitan area. Since 2009, Caguas is the only municipality in Puerto Rico recognized as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. Etymology and nicknames Caguas, originally founded as San Sebastián del Piñal de Caguax, is named after the local Taino chieftain Caguax, who at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1493 was cacique of the yucayeque and region of Turabo. The name Caguax itself might be related to the Taino word for snail or slug: ‘cagua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) Politicians
Popular Democratic Party may refer to: * Popular Democratic Party (Dominican Republic) * Popular Democratic Party (France) * Popular Democratic Party (Lebanon) * Popular Democratic Party of Moldova *Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) The Popular Democratic Party (, PPD) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates to continue as a Commonwealth of the United States with self-governance. The party was founded in 1938 by dissidents from the Puerto Rican Liberal Party and ... * Popular Democratic Party (Ukraine) {{disambig, political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Places In Puerto Rico
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Births
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January 4 – WWII: Luftwaffe Chief and Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring assumes control of most war industries in Nazi Germany, Germany, in his capacity as Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan. *January 6 – WWII: Winter War – General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of all Soviet forces. *January 7 – WWII: Winter War: Battle of Raate Road – Outnumbered Finnish troops decisively defeat Soviet forces. *January 8 – WWII: **Winter War: Battle of Suomussalmi – Finnish forces destroy the 44th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), Soviet 44th Rifle Division. **Food rationing in the United Kingdom begins; it will remain in force until 1954. *January 9 – WWII: British submarine is sunk in the Heligoland Bight. *January 10 – WWII: Mechele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stroke
Stroke is a medical condition in which poor cerebral circulation, blood flow to a part of the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: brain ischemia, ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and intracranial hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functioning properly. Signs and symptoms of stroke may include an hemiplegia, inability to move or feel on one side of the body, receptive aphasia, problems understanding or expressive aphasia, speaking, dizziness, or homonymous hemianopsia, loss of vision to one side. Signs and symptoms often appear soon after the stroke has occurred. If symptoms last less than 24 hours, the stroke is a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also called a mini-stroke. subarachnoid hemorrhage, Hemorrhagic stroke may also be associated with a thunderclap headache, severe headache. The symptoms of stroke can be permanent. Long-term complications may include pneumonia and Urinary incontinence, loss of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro De Bellas Artes De Caguas
Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas (English: ''Caguas Center of Fine Arts''), officially the Ángel O. Berríos Performing Arts Center, is a multi-purpose performance center located on Ruiz Belviz and Luis Padial streets in Caguas Pueblo (downtown Caguas). It was inaugurated in 1993 and named after Ángel O. Berríos, former mayor of Caguas, Puerto Rico. The performing arts center is one of the largest of its kind in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The complex is divided into three arts venues: the Felipe Rodríguez Concert Hall, the José Luis Moneró Room, and the Carmita Jiménez Convention Room. The complex is also home to several restaurants and cafés, and has further capacity for conventions, meetings and miscellaneous activities such as school ceremonies, proms and business events. The Caguas Center of Fine Arts is located in a commercial and entertainment district of downtown Caguas, close to the main town square (Plaza Palmer), several museums such as the Caguas Museum of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Delta Theta (), commonly known as Phi Delt, is an international secret and social Fraternities and sororities in North America, fraternity founded in 1848, and currently headquartered, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Phi Delta Theta, along with Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Chi form the Miami Triad. The fraternity has over 200 active chapters and colonies in over 44 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces and has initiated more than 310,000 men between 1848 and 2024. There are over 180,000 living alumni. Phi Delta Theta chartered house corporations own over 135 houses valued at over $141 million as of summer 2015. There are nearly 100 recognized alumni clubs across the U.S. and Canada. Among the best-known members of the fraternity are Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, Vice President Adlai Stevenson I, Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the United States Fred M. Vinson, Baseball Hall of Fame memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caguas Criollos (basketball)
The Criollos de Caguas are a professional basketball team based in Caguas, Puerto Rico. They play in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) League, the top division basketball league in Puerto Rico. They are the league's defending champions, having defeated the Osos de Manatí in 7 games in the final of the 2024 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season. History The ''Criollos'' professional basketball team began to play during the 1969 season, joining their counterparts the ''Criollos'' of baseball. Unlike their baseball counterparts, however, the basketball ''Criollos'' did not enjoy a wild and steady success, instead settling for moderate success. The ''Criollos'', with Cayey's resident Willie Melendez and Bayamon-born Willie Quiñones on their side, reached the semi-finals in 1985. Melendez was traded to the ''Polluelos de Aibonito'' the following season, however, and The Criollos then went on a downward spiral, going 12–21 in 1986, 7–23 in 1987, 9–24 in 1988 and 10–20 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Miranda Marín
William Miranda Marín (September 23, 1940 – June 4, 2010) was the mayor of Caguas, Puerto Rico, from 1997 until his death in 2010. Personal life The son of José Miranda Gómez, a sugar cane cutter, and Rafaela Marín, a tobacco stripper, Miranda Marín was born in the Tomás de Castro sector of rural Caguas. and graduated from the José Gautier Benítez High School in Caguas in 1957. Four years later, he earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras. In 1969 he completed his Juris Doctor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1970. Miranda Marín and his wife had three children: William Edgardo, Luis Alexander, and José Juan. They resided in the sector of Bairoa in Caguas. Businessman Miranda Marín held top positions at Empresas Díaz and the San Juan Cement Co. from 1979 to 1990, among them treasurer, executive vice-president, and co-chairman of the board. Before seeking public offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Hernández (mayor)
Miguel Hernández Gilabert (30 October 1910 – 28 March 1942 ) was a 20th-century Spanish language, Spanish-language poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27 and the Generation of '36 movements. Born and raised in a family of low resources, he was self-taught in what refers to literature, and struggled against an unfavourable environment to build up his intellectual education, such as a father who physically abused him for spending time with books instead of working, and who took him out of school as soon as he finished his primary education. At school, he became a friend of Ramón Sijé, a well-educated boy who lent and recommended books to Hernández, and whose death would inspire his most famous poem, ''Elegy''. Hernández died of tuberculosis, imprisoned due to his active participation on the Spanish Civil War, Republican side of the civil war. His last book, '':es:Cancionero y romancero de ausencias, Cancionero y romancero de ausencias'', was published aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
