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Vicente Julbe

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Coronel
Vicente Julbe
54th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1 October 1851 – 14 February 1854
Preceded byGuillermo Neumann
Succeeded byJulio Duboc
Personal details
Bornc. 1800
Diedc. 1860
ProfessionMilitary

Vicente Julbe (c. 1800 – c. 1860) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 October 1851[1] to 14 February 1854.[a][2] He was a Spanish military officer with the rank of Coronel.[3]

Mayoral term

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Julbe is remembered for an edict he issued in October 1852. It stipulated that all homeowners were responsible for building a sidewalk in front of the houses. The sidewalk was to be 45 inches wide, have an slight inclination towards the street for rain water runoff, and be made of bricks.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Socorro Girón states Vicente Julbe's position was that of a corregidor, a person named by the King to acts as mayor.(Socorro Girón. Ponce, el Teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1992. page 52.)

References

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  1. ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandia. "Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce." 1913. p.277.
  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. ^ Municipios – Ponce Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. A Orillas del Mar Caribe. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste de Puerto Rico. 2017. p.110.

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
1 October 1851 - 14 February 1854
Succeeded by