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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] |
