Félix Saurí Vivas
Félix Saurí Vivas | |
|---|---|
96th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
In office 13 May 1895 – 11 July 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Juan José Potous |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1850 Mataró, Barcelona, Spain[1][2] |
| Died | 25 December 1915 (aged 65)[3] Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Children | Rafael[4] |
| Residence | Casa Saurí, Ponce Puerto Rico |
| Occupation | businessman, hacienda holder |
| Profession | politician |
Félix Saurí Vivas (December 1850 – 25 December 1915), also known as Félix Saurí y Vivas, was a Spanish-Puerto Rican businessman and interim Mayor of Ponce, from 11 May 1895 to 11 July 1895.[5]
Contents
1 Career
2 Casa Saurí
3 Legacy
4 References
5 See also
Career
Saurí Vivas was born in Mataró in the Province of Barcelona to Pedro Saurí and Teresa Vivas.[3] He immigrated to Puerto Rico, where he was a businessman and hacienda holder.[6] He became mayor of Ponce in 1895.[7]
Casa Saurí
In 1882, Saurí Vivas built a two-story home, which later became known as Casa Saurí, in downtown Ponce, across from Plaza Munoz Rivera, in today's Ponce Historic Zone. The house is said to be the third-oldest residence still standing in Ponce.[8] It is located at the corner of Calle Union and Calle Reina. In 1912, his home was used as the first site of Liceo Ponceño, Puerto Rico's first girls-only school.[9]
After Liceo Ponceño vacated the home around the 1950s-1960s, the house was occupied for several years by various small businesses, including a travel agency and a toy store. Subsequently, it was vacant for several years. Then, in 2006-2009, the 1882 Casa Saurí was meticulously renovated and adapted as part of a new hotel, the Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino, which opened in 2009. The hotel design included a four-story addition located next to the house, and a parking garage.[10][8]
Legacy
In addition to leaving the majestic house in downtown Ponce as his legacy, mayor Félix Saurí Vivas is also honored at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens.[11] His remains are located in the Cementerio Católico de Ponce.
References
^ 1910 United States Federal Census
^ New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
^ ab Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001
^ Luis Fortuno Janeiro. Album Histórico de Ponce (1692-1963). Page 374. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta Fortuno. 1963.
^ Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. Page 317.
^ SAURI v. SAURI. 45 F.2d 90 (1930). SAURI v. SAURI et al. No. 2440. Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 26, 1930. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
^ Ponce: Mayors. Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Fundación Puertoriqueña de las Humanidades. 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
^ ab "Abre hotel Ramada en Ponce con inversión local", NotiUno, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
^ Luis Fortuño Janeiro. Album Histórico de Puerto Rico (1692-1963). Page 374. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta Fortuño. 1963. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
^ Hotel Ponce Plaza., Bonnin Orozco Arquitectos. 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
^ Politics. Travel Ponce. Politics section. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
See also
- Ponce, Puerto Rico
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
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| Preceded by Eduardo Armstrong | Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico 1895-1895 | Succeeded by Juan José Potous |
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