Francisco Parra Capó
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Francisco Parra Capó was a Puerto Rican
attorney, politician, and Mayor
of Ponce, Puerto Rico
, from 1921 to 1923.
and Eufemia Capó Ortiz de la Renta Bermudas.
In 1919, he worked as the Archivero General (Archivist-in-Chief) for the Ponce District. He became an attorney and joined his father's law firm in Ponce. That law firm is now known as Parra, del Valle & Limeres and continues provide legal services from the Banco de Ponce Building
. It is the oldest law firm in Puerto Rico. As an attorney Parra Capó subsequently worked as a military aid to governor Blanton Winship in the mid to late 1930s with his nephew Francisco Parra Toro.
Parra Capó was president of the Ponce Municipal Assembly during the days of the Ponce Massacre
.
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
attorney, politician, and Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
, from 1921 to 1923.
Early years
Francisco Parra Capó was born in Ponce in 1867, the son of Francisco Parra DuperónFrancisco Parra Duperón
Francisco Parra Duperón born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico was a lawyer and banker. He became a lawyer at a young age and moved from Mayagüez to Ponce, Puerto Rico where he established his law practice....
and Eufemia Capó Ortiz de la Renta Bermudas.
Professional life
In 1900 he was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Delegates for the district of Ponce and served until the end of his term in 1902.In 1919, he worked as the Archivero General (Archivist-in-Chief) for the Ponce District. He became an attorney and joined his father's law firm in Ponce. That law firm is now known as Parra, del Valle & Limeres and continues provide legal services from the Banco de Ponce Building
Banco de Ponce (building)
The Banco de Ponce building, a historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was the first and main office of Banco de Ponce until the company merged with Banco Popular in 1990. Though its headquarters had moved to a presumptous building in Hato Rey's Milla de Oro by then, Banco de Ponce continued to...
. It is the oldest law firm in Puerto Rico. As an attorney Parra Capó subsequently worked as a military aid to governor Blanton Winship in the mid to late 1930s with his nephew Francisco Parra Toro.
Parra Capó was president of the Ponce Municipal Assembly during the days of the Ponce Massacre
Ponce massacre
The Ponce massacre occurred on 21 March 1937 when a peaceful march in Ponce, Puerto Rico, by the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party commemorating the ending of slavery in Puerto Rico by the governing Spanish National Assembly in 1873, and coinciding with a protest against the incarceration by the...
.
See also
- Ponce, Puerto RicoPonce, Puerto RicoPonce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
- List of famous Puerto Ricans