Simón Moret Gallart
Simón Moret Gallart | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mayor Simón Moret Gallart | |
| Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1907–1914 | |
| Preceded by | Santiago Oppenheimer |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Rivera Esbrí |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1853 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Died | 1923 |
| Spouse | Matilde Perdomo Morales |
| Profession | politician |
Simón Moret Gallart (1853 - 1923) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1907 to 1914.
Early years
Moret Gallart was born in Ponce, in 1863.[1][a] He was a descendant of a French immigrant by the same name (Moret Gallart) who settled in Puerto Rico in 1816. His parents were Clemente Moret and Francisca Gallart.
Mayoral tenure
He was elected mayor of Ponce in 1906 and took the oath of office in 1907. He was a member of the Union of Puerto Rico Party and defeated Manuel V. Domenech of the Republican Party in a contested election.[2] In 1911, Mayor Moret received from the Government of the United States of America a franchise for the City of Ponce to operate the Port of Ponce in perpetuity.[3][4] The port of Ponce has been operated by the municipality since then. It is the only sea port in Puerto Rico owned and administered by a municipal body.
Among his mayoral accomplishments are the construction of the Ponce Firefighters Mausoleum at Cementerio Civil de Ponce, which was completed on 2 Abril 1911. He also built the Port of Ponce following an ordinance approved by the Consejo Ejecutivo de Puerto Rico in 1911.[5]
Family life
In 1920, Simón Moret Gallart married Matilde Perdomo Morales. Simón had five children, including three daughters and two sons. He died in 1923 and was buried at Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul.[6]
Legacy
In Ponce there is a public school named after him, Elementary School Simón Moret Gallart, located at Carr 504, Km. 0.8, in barrio Portugues,[7][8] in Ponce. The school ceased operations and as of 2015 the Government had put out bids for its demolition.[9]
Honors
Moret Gallard is honored at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens. Only six others, of over 200 former Ponce mayors, are honored there.[10]
Notes
- ^ Some sources state he was born in 1853
See also
References
- ^ Biografia de Simón Moret Gallart. Biblioteca Escuela Simon Moret Gallart. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Accessed 26 May 2016.
- ^ Domenech v. Moret: Appeal from the District Court of Ponce. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Porto Rico. Antonio F. Castro, Secretary and Reporter. Volumen 13 (June 14 - December 23, 1907.) Government of Puerto Rico. San Juan, PR. Bureau of Supplies, Printing and Transportation. Case No. 127. Decided June 26, 1907. Page 97. Accessed 26 May 2016.
- ^ Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce. Second Edition. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 2002. Page 14. Printed by Impress Quality Printing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
- ^ Administración Municipal engaña a los ponceños indica presidente del PPD en Ponce. El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ Biografia de Simón Moret Gallart. Biblioteca Escuela Simon Moret Gallart. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Accessed 26 May 2016.
- ^ Biografia de Simón Moret Gallart. Biblioteca Escuela Simon Moret Gallart. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Accessed 26 May 2016.
- ^ Simon Moret Gallart. Public Schools Report. 2016. Accessed 26 May 2016.
- ^ AVISO DE SUBASTA: DEMOLICIÓN DE ESCUELA ELEMENTAL SIMÓN MORET GALLART, Ponce, Puerto Rico (AEP – 8974A), Subasta Número: 2015-AEP-C-0003. Accessed 26 May 2016.
- ^ AVISO DE SUBASTA: DEMOLICIÓN DE ESCUELA ELEMENTAL SIMÓN MORET GALLART, Ponce, Puerto Rico (AEP – 8974A), Subasta Número: 2015-AEP-C-0003. Government of Puerto Rico. Administracion de Edificios Publicos. 18 March 2015. Accessed 26 May 2016.
- ^ Politics. TravelPonce. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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