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Félix O'Neill (mayor)

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Coronel
Félix O'Neill
60th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
24 July 1854 – August 1856
Preceded byAntonio E. Molina
Succeeded byPedro Juan Capó
Personal details
Bornc. 1800
Diedc. 1870
ProfessionMilitary

Félix O'Neill (c. 1800 – c. 1870) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 24 July 1854 to August 1856.[1][2] He was a Spanish military officer with the rank of Coronel.[3]

Mayoral term

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He is well remembered for producing, on 20 August 1856, his 20-point edict titled "Disposiciones Acordadas Por la Municipalidad de Esta Villa, que deben observarse en caso de ser invadida esta Poblacion por la epidemia del Colera-morbo" (Dispositions Agreed Upon by the Municipal Government of this Village, to be observed in the event our People are invaded by the Cholera Morbus epidemic).[4] The gastroenteritis cholera had just invaded the town earlier that month.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y la Campana de la Almudaina. page 72.
  2. ^ Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce. page 166.
  3. ^ Municipios – Ponce Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. ^ Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y la Campana de la Almudaina. page 73.
  5. ^ Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y la Campana de la Almudaina. page 72.

Further reading

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  • Ramon Marin. Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994.
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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
24 July 1854 - August 1856
Succeeded by