Vicente Julbe

Vicente Julbe (c. 1800 – c. 1860) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 October 1851[1] to 14 February 1854.[lower-alpha 1][2] He was a Spanish military officer with the rank of Coronel.[3]

Coronel

Vicente Julbe
54th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1 October 1851 – 14 February 1854
Preceded byGuillermo Neumann
Succeeded byJulio Duboc
Personal details
Bornc. 1800
Diedc. 1860
ProfessionMilitary

Mayoral term

Julbe is remembered for an edict he issued in October 1852. It stipulated that all homeowners were responsible for building a sidewalk in front of the houses. The sidewalk was to be 45 inches wide, have an slight inclination towards the street for rain water runoff, and be made of bricks.[4]

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See also

Notes
  1. Socorro Girón states Vicente Julbe's position was that of a corregidor, a person named by the King to acts as mayor.(Socorro Girón. Ponce, el Teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1992. page 52.)

References
  1. Eduardo Neumann Gandia. "Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce." 1913. p.277.
  2. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el Teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1992. page 52.
  3. Municipios – Ponce Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. A Orillas del Mar Caribe. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste de Puerto Rico. 2017. p.110.

Further reading
  • Ramon Marin. Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994.
Political offices
Preceded by
Guillermo Neumann		 Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
1 October 1851 - 14 February 1854		 Succeeded by
Julio Duboc


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