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Manuel Marín Gaudier

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Manuel Marín Gaudier
Mayor of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
In office
1937–1941
Preceded byDr. Frank Olán Rivera
Succeeded byJulio N. Matos
Personal details
BornMayagüez, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
Political partyAlianza Puertoriqueña
Professionpolitician

Manuel Marín Gaudier born in Barrio Salud, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. He was Mayor of Mayagüez from 1937 to 1941.[1] His parents were Juan Marin and Rosalia (Chalía) Gaudier. He studied in the "Escuela de la Calle de la Rosa".[2]

Political career

Before becoming Mayor of Mayagüez, Marín was president of the municipal assembly of Mayaguez for sixteen consecutive years. [2] In his run as mayor his projects included among others: the building of the Anti-Tuberculosis Hospital in Cerro las Mesas; the "Hogar Infantil"; he bought the Mayagüez Light; he built 70 percent of the paved roads in the city; the rain sewer system; the Santurce barriada; the Roosevelt School; and many other projects.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Aguilo Ramos, Silvia (1984). Mayaguez: Notas para su Historia. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Model Offset Printing. pp. 71–72. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Genealogias Biografias e Historia del Mayagüez de Ayer y Hoy y Antologia de Puerto Rico"; by Martin Gaudier (Author); Pages: 385-386; Publisher: Imprenta "El Aguila", San German (1959); Language: Spanish