Santiago Oppenheimer
Santiago Oppenheimer | |
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.jpg) Mayor Santiago Oppenheimer Van Rhyn[a] | |
| 111th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1906–1906 | |
| Preceded by | Luis P. Valdivieso |
| Succeeded by | Simón Moret Gallart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1869[1][2] Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Died | ca. 1930 |
| Spouse | Isabel Fugurull |
| Children | Alfonso Oppenheimer |
| Residence(s) | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Profession | politician |
Santiago Oppenheimer Van Rhyn[3][note 1] (23 May 1869 – ca. 1930) was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1906. He was also a member of the House of Delegates of Puerto Rico.[4]
Oppenheimer was born in Ponce on 23 May 1869.[5] His parents were Carlos Juan Oppenheimer-Bettini[note 2] and Ana Van Rhyn Mitchell. He married Isabel Fugurull and they had a son named Alfonso.[6] There is a historic house in Ponce named Casa Oppenheimer.
Mayoral term
[edit]Several sources state that Oppenheimer was the Ponce mayor who received U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt during his trip to Puerto Rico on 21 November 1906.[7][8]
Honors
[edit]In Ponce, there is a street in Urbanización Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes named after Oppenheimer.
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ According to Fay Fowlie de Flores (Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 330. Item 1650. LCCN 92-75480), Santiago Oppenheimer's second last name was Bettini.
- ^ Carlos Juan Oppenheimer-Bettini (b. ca. 1839 (1869-30 =1839)) was likely brother of Santiago Oppenheimer Bettini (b. ca. 1843), who was the son of Guillermo Gustavo Oppenheimer and Ysabel Bettini, married Enriqueta Dalmau, and had 5 children: Jaime, Ysabel, Enriqueta, Jorge, and Angelina (See: Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. A Orillas del Mar Caribe: Boceto histórico de la Playa de Ponce, desde sus primeros habitantes hasta principios del Siglo XX. 2017. page 159.)
Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925
- ^ Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1901-1962
- ^ Commercial guide and business directory of Porto Rico. 1910. Page 269. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ Commercial guide and business directory of Porto Rico. 1910. Pages 85, 91, and 94. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Juan, Puerto Rico, 10/07/1901 - 06/30/1948; NAI Number: 2945834; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85. See also, "Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1901-1962." Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operation, Inc., 2012; see also, Selected Crew List and Manifests. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- ^ Santiago Guillermo 'Jimmy' Oppenheimer. Accessed 26 May 2016.
- ^ President in Porto (sic) Rico: Tells people he favors making them citizens. The Sun. New York, N.Y. 22 November 1906. (Vol. LXXIV, No. 83) Page 1.
- ^ President in Island, Porto (sic) Ricans Cordial: he tells them he will work to have them made citizens. New York Tribune. New York, NY. 22 November 1906. (Vol. LXVI, No.21921) Page 1.
Further reading
[edit]- Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 244. Item 1240. LCCN 92-75480
- Luis Munoz Rivera. "Consummatum est." Obras Completas: prosa, febrero, 1889 - diciembre, 1890. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. pp. 154-157. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO).
- Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 330. Item 1650. LCCN 92-75480
- Santiago Oppenheimer Bettini. Informe al pueblo de Ponce y al Gobernador de Puerto Rico sobre las gestiones administrativas y el estado de la Hacienda municipal durante el año económico de 1905 a 1906 por el alcalde de la ciudad. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Tipografía de El Ideal Católico. 1906. (Archivo Histórico Municipal de Ponce)
- Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 332. Item 1655. LCCN 92-75480
- Ponce. Oficina del Alcalde. Al pueblo de Ponce y el Hon. Gobernador de Puerto Rico. Tipografía Baldorioty. 1902-1906. (Universidad de Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.)
