Coronel Luis de Quixano y Font | |
|---|---|
| 63rd Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| In office 11 July 1863 –23 June 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Hilarión Pérez Guerra |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Olazarra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1810 |
| Died | c. 1880 |
| Profession | Military |
Luis de Quixano y Font [lower-alpha 1] (c. 1810 - c. 1880) was Mayor of Ponce,Puerto Rico,from 11 July 1863 to 23 June 1865.
Quixano Font was a retired Spanish colonel that performed as corregidor mayor of Ponce. He was also an early propeller of the celebration of the fiestas patronales in Ponce. [1]
Luis de Quixano y Font is best known for building the now-historic 65-kiosk Plaza del Mercado de Ponce in 1863. [2] [3] Occupying a full city block,this farmers' market was modeled after the Paris farmers' market. [4] Luis de Quixano is also credited with setting up the first lighting of the city,when he ordered the installation of 16 oil-based lampposts around Plaza Las Delicias in 1864. [5] Upon leaving his mayoral duties in Ponce on 23 June 1865,Quixano y Font became mayor of San German. [6] [7]
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