Dámaso de Toro

Dámaso de Toro
2nd Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1701–1701
Preceded byPedro Sánchez de Mathos
Succeeded byAurelio Juan Ramírez de Arellano
Personal details
Bornc. 1645
Diedc. 1713
OccupationTeniente a guerra
ProfessionMilitary

Dámaso de Toro was mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1701.[1]

Mayoral term

In 1701 the Rebellion of San German took place. The Rebellion was a conflict between the Captaincy General of Puerto Rico and the residents of San Germán, Coamo, Ponce, Aguada and other poblados in the western region of Puerto Rico that, at the time, were politically dependent on San Germán. The rebellion arose as a result of the governor ordering Juan Torres Figueroa, sargento mayor of Ponce at the time, to ready 100 men to march to San Juan should it be necessary during a crisis.[2]

Legacy

There is a street in Urbanización Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ponce. Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. Archived 7 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Francisco Lluch Mora. Orígenes y Fundación de Ponce. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial Plaza Mayor. Second Edition. 2006. p. 51. ISBN 1563281724
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
1701–1701 		Succeeded by


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