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José De Jesús Fernández
José de Jesús Fernández (a.k.a. José Jesús Fernández) (ca. 1786 – ca. 1866) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 July 1846 to 31 December 1846. He led the municipality under Spain's new ''Decreto Orgánico de 1846.'' Mayoral term De Jesús Fernández was the first mayor in Ponce to command power under the new ''Decreto Orgánico de 1846'' (1846 Organic Decree). Decreto Orgánico de 1846 had been approved on 8 January 1845, and enacted on 27 February 1846 and went in effect on 1 July 1846, the first day that De Jesús Fernández took office. This new Law for Municipalities allowed for increased centralization of public administration and greater political control over municipalities. The municipal system resulting from ''Decreto Orgánico de 1846'' produced the following local arrangement:Emilio J. Pasarell. ''Esculcando el Siglo XIX en Puerto Rico.'' Barcelona: M. Pareja. 1967. p.22. * Mayor: José de Jesús Fernández * Deputy mayor: Julio Dubocq * 1st mayor: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ortíz De La Renta
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |