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Pedro Juan Rosaly is best remembered for having a magnificent residence (the Rosaly-Batiz House

Rosaly-Batiz House

The Rosaly-Batiz House is a historic building located on Villa street in Barrio Primero in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. The building dates from 1897. It was designed by Manuel V. Domenech, a Puerto Rican architect that was responsible for designing various other...

) built at the corner of Villa and Mendez Vigo streets by renowned architect Manuel V. Domenech

Manuel V. Domenech

Manuel V. Domenech was a Puerto Rican politician and engineer.-Early years:Domenech was born in Isabela, Puerto Rico...

 and who, four years later, became himself mayor of Ponce in 1904.

Banker

Rosaly later became president of Banco de Ponce

Banco de Ponce

Banco de Ponce was one the largest banks in Puerto Rico. In 1990 it merged with Banco Popular creating Puerto Rico's largest bank. At this time, Banco Popular's holding company changed its name to BanPonce Corporation. Banco de Ponce had established an agency in New York that it had converted to a...

 in the 1940s.

Legacy

In Ponce there is a public housing development named after him.

See also

• 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...
  
  
• List of famous Puerto Ricans