Serafín Donderis (c. 1820 – c. 1885) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1875.[1] He was a Spanish military officer with the rank of Coronel.[2]

Serafín Donderis
79th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1875–1875
Preceded byRafael León y García
Succeeded byJuan José Cartagena
Personal details
Bornc. 1820
Diedc. 1885
ProfessionMilitary

Mayoral term edit

On 14 February 1875,[3] construction started on the Acueducto de Ponce at a cost of $220,000 ($6.1 million in 2023 dollars[4]), and became operational in 1878.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Municipios – Ponce Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ Municipios – Ponce Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ^ Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de La Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. p.465.
  4. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ Annual report of the Secretary of War. United States War Department. 1915. Vol III. Page 80.

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. 335. Item 1667. LCCN 92-75480
  • Villa de Ponce. Presupuesto municipal del ilustre Ayuntamiento de la Villa de Ponce para el año económico de 1874 a 1875. Ponce, Puerto Rico: H. Lara—Imprenta Nueva, 1874. (Biblioteca del Congreso (Washington, D.C.; Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO [fotocopia])
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
1875 - 1875
Succeeded by