Félix Saurí Vivas

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Saurí and the second or maternal family name is Vivas.
Félix Saurí Vivas
Mayor Félix Saurí Vivas
Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1895–1895
Preceded by Eduardo Armstrong
Succeeded by Juan José Potous
Personal details
Born ca. 1852
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died ca. 1912
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality Puerto Rican
Residence Casa Saurí, Ponce Puerto Rico
Occupation businessman, hacienda holder
Profession politician
Religion Catholic

Félix Saurí Vivas (also known as Félix Saurí y Vivas) was a Puerto Rican businessman and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1895.

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Career

Saurí Vivas was a Ponce businessman and hacienda holder[1]. He became mayor of Ponce in 1895.[2]

His home, now a hotel

Saurí Vivas built his home in downtown Ponce, across from Plaza Munoz Rivera in what is today the Ponce Historic Zone, in 1882. It is located at the corner of Calle Union and Calle Reina. In 2006-2009, his historic 1882 Casa Saurí-Rubert[3] was meticulously rebuilt to accommodate a new hotel, the Ponce Ramada Hotel, which opened in 2009. The house is said to be the third oldest residence still standing in Ponce.[4]

Legacy

In additon to leaving the majestic house in downtown Ponce as his legacy, mayor Félix Saurí Vivas is also honored at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens.

References

  1. ^ SAURI v. SAURI. 45 F.2d 90 (1930). SAURI v. SAURI et al. No. 2440. Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 26, 1930. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. ^ Ponce: Mayors. Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Fundación Puertoriqueña de las Humanidades. 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  3. ^ Hotel Ponce Plaza. Bonnin Orozco Arquitectos. 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. ^ Abre hotel Ramada en Ponce con inversión local. NotiUno. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2011.

See also

Political offices
Preceded by
Eduardo Armstrong		 Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
1895-1895		 Succeeded by
Juan José Potous