Juan H. Cintrón García
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Juan Herminio Cintrón García was a Puerto Rican
politician
and Mayor of Ponce
, Puerto Rico
from 1968 to 1972.
, moved the Ponce Municipal Library
to a new facility next to Teatro La Perla, re-organized the Ponce Minicipal Archive, elarged the Avenida Las Américas, and opened the Centro Gubernamental de Ponce on Americas and Hostos Avenues. Two other projects opened during his administartions were the new Puerto Rico Police headquarters on Avenida Hostos and the start of the construction of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
on Ponce Bypass
and PR-12. After his mayoral service, Cintron Garcia served as Puerto Rico's Secretay of Commerce from 1977 to 1984 under Governor Carlos Romero Barceló. From 1992 to 1997 he served as municipal assemblyman in Ponce.
-controlled Puerto Rico Senate approved a bill to name the Centro de Convenciones de Ponce (Ponce Convention Center) after Cintron Garcia. However, on 3 February 2011, the bill had been denounced by Ramón Torres Morales, president of the PPD
in Ponce, as it was found to conflict with the Law of Autonomous Municipalities of Puerto Rico.
On 23 June 2011 the bill was passed.
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...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and Mayor of Ponce
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...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
from 1968 to 1972.
Career
Cintron served as mayor Ponce from 1969 to 1973. During his administration the city built the Juan Pachín Vicéns AuditoriumJuan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium
The Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns , formerly, Coliseo Juan Pachín Vicéns, is a sports venue in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico...
, moved the Ponce Municipal Library
Ponce Municipal Library
The Ponce Municipal Library, formally, Biblioteca Municipal e Infantil Mariana Suárez de Longo y Archivo Histórico de Ponce , and also known as Bibliteca Publica de Ponce , is the library system of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico...
to a new facility next to Teatro La Perla, re-organized the Ponce Minicipal Archive, elarged the Avenida Las Américas, and opened the Centro Gubernamental de Ponce on Americas and Hostos Avenues. Two other projects opened during his administartions were the new Puerto Rico Police headquarters on Avenida Hostos and the start of the construction of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
The University of Puerto Rico at Ponce is a state university located in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. UPRP is the only campus of the University of Puerto Rico System in the southern region of the island...
on Ponce Bypass
Puerto Rico Highway 2
Puerto Rico Highway 2, the longest highway in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at about 156 miles long, connects San Juan to Ponce....
and PR-12. After his mayoral service, Cintron Garcia served as Puerto Rico's Secretay of Commerce from 1977 to 1984 under Governor Carlos Romero Barceló. From 1992 to 1997 he served as municipal assemblyman in Ponce.
Legacy
On 4 February 2011, the PNPNew Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
-controlled Puerto Rico Senate approved a bill to name the Centro de Convenciones de Ponce (Ponce Convention Center) after Cintron Garcia. However, on 3 February 2011, the bill had been denounced by Ramón Torres Morales, president of the PPD
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
in Ponce, as it was found to conflict with the Law of Autonomous Municipalities of Puerto Rico.
On 23 June 2011 the bill was passed.