Enrique O'Neil

Coronel Enrique O'Neil
68th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 1866–1867
Preceded by	Carlos Cabrera y Martínez
Succeeded by	Demetrio Santaella
Personal details
Profession	Soldier

Enrique O'Neil was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1866 to 1867.

Mayoral term

Enrique O'Neil is best known for having adopted a complete plan for urban remodeling for the city of Ponce in 1867. The plan was adopted with the help of Spanish military engineer Félix D'Ors. It was influenced by remodeling plans in Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid. Part of the legacy of that plan are the chamfered street corners evident throughout the city. Jorge Rigau has stated that these features "signaled the city's coming of age as a modern urban entity."

See also

• List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Ricans

Further reading

• Ramon Marin. Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994.

External links

• Guardia Civil española (c. 1898) (Includes military ranks in 1880s Spanish Empire.)