Eduardo Ruberté Bisó (5 May 1918 – 30 March 1996) was a Puerto Rican real estate broker and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1964 to 1968.
Eduardo Ruberté Bisó | |
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.jpg) Mayor Eduardo Ruberté Bisó | |
| 126th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1964–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Luis Boscio |
| Succeeded by | Juan H. Cintrón García |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1918 |
| Died | 30 March 1996 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Spouse | Olga Huertas |
| Relations | Olga Ruberte |
| Profession | Real estate broker[1] |
Early years
editRuberté Bisó was the son of Dario Ruberté Casiano and Maria Bisó Hernandez, and married Eugenia Cordero Suárez on 7 June 1942.[2] Ruberté Bisó had a sister from the same marriage, 7 years his younger, named Matilde.[3] He worked as an assistant bookkeeper in the banking industry.[4] His second wife was Olga Huertas.[5] Later he worked his way into real estate brokerage.
Mayoral term
editRuberté Bisó is best remembered for the inauguration of the new city cemetery in the El Yeso sector of the city, near the community of Jaime L. Drew.[6] He is also remembered for having dealt successfully with a citywide strike by municipal sanitation workers.[7]
Death and legacy
editRuberté Bisó died in Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 30 March 1996.[8] The cause of his death was "cardio-respiratory arrest."[9] He was buried at Cementerio La Piedad in Ponce. In Ponce, there is a street that bears his name, located in the Pampanos sector of Barrio Canas. The road is signed PR-585 and it leads from Barrio Canas to Barrio Playa.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Death Certificate. No. 410. (Area 152. Year 1996. Register 232.). Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico. Division del Registro Demográfico. Accessed 3 February 2019.
- ^ Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001.
- ^ 1930 United States Federal Census.
- ^ 1940 United States Federal Census.
- ^ Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001.
- ^ Biblioteca Digital Puertorriqueña. Originally from El Mundo. December 20, 1968. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Biblioteca Digital Puertorriqueña. Originally from El Mundo. December 20, 1968. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001. Consulted 31 January 2019.
- ^ Death Certificate. No. 410. (Area 152. Year 1996. Register 232.). Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico. Division del Registro Demográfico. Accessed 3 February 2019.
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. 173. Item 880. LCCN 92-75480
- Carnaval de Ponce: programa. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 196x? - . Includes photos. (Archivo Histórico Municipal de Ponce, AHMP; Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO)