Rafael Cordero Santiago
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Rafael Cordero Santiago, better known as "Churumba", was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1989 to 2004. Many considered him as a synonym of Ponce, being baptized as "El León Mayor", an allusion t
Mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago
Plaque honoring Mayor Cordero Santiago for the restoration of Casino de Ponce, under the project "Ponce en Marcha".
Rafael Cordero Santiago's grave, at Panteon Nacional Roman Baldorioty de Castro in Ponce, PR
Ponce Historic Zone
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The Ponce Historic Zone is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico, consisting of buildings, plazas and structures with distinctive architectures such as Neoclásico Isabelino and the Ponce
Rafael Cordero Santiago
…Rico, to Don Bernardino Cordero-Bernard and Doña María de los Santos Santiago. While still a young boy, his family moved to Calle Lolita Tizol in the Ponce Historic Zone. He attended public schools in Ponce: Ramiro Colon and Rafael Pujals elementary schools, McKinley middle school, and Ponce High School. He graduated…
Parque de Bombas, an iconic symbol of the Historic Zone
The Ponce City Hall, or Casa Alcaldia de Ponce, built in the 1840s, is the oldest colonial building in the city.
The 1912 Casa Wiechers-Villaronga, housing the Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña
Ponce Plaza Hotel with Cruceta del Vigía and Castillo Serrallés in the background