Antonio Fortún

Antonio Fortún (ca. 1800 – ca. 1860) was the first corregidor Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was the top civil authority in the municipality of Ponce from April 1850 to 8 January 1851. He was a Spanish military officer with the rank of Coronel.[1]

Coronel

Antonio Fortún
51st Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
April 1850 – 8 January 1851
Preceded byFlavius Dede
Succeeded byManuel Cedeño de Poveda
Personal details
Bornc. 1800
Diedc. 1860
ProfessionMilitary

Mayoral term

As corregidor, he had been named by the Spanish Crown to serve as Alcalde, but had both administrative duties and judicial powers.[2] Fortún was he first corregidor in Ponce. It resulted from the Spanish Crown Order of 13 December 1849, which mandated Puerto Rico Provincial governor Juan de la Pezuela to institute a corregidor in Ponce. This he did via his Announcement dated 19 March 1850. In the following month (April), Antonio Fortún took over. At the time of this assignment, Fortún was the military commander of the district of Ponce.[3]

See also

Notes

    References
    1. Municipios – Ponce Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 May 2018.
    2. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el Teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1992. page 52.
    3. Eduardo Neumann Gandia. Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p. 51.

    Further reading
    • Ramon Marin. Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994.
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Flavius Dede    		 Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
    April 1850 - 8 January 1851    		 Succeeded by
    Manuel Cedeño de Poveda


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