Juan H. Cintrón García
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Mayor Juan H. Cintron Garcia
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| Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
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In office 1968–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Eduardo Ruberté Bisó |
| Succeeded by | Luis A. Morales |
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| Born | 11 March 1919 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Died | 22 September 2012 (aged 93) Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Spouse(s) | Elba Cintrón Ruiz |
| Children | Elba Lilian, Elena Herminia, Ileana del Carmen |
| Residence | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Profession | Businessman, Politician |
Juan Herminio Cintrón García (11 March 1919 – 22 September 2012) was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1968 to 1972. Under his administration the city of Ponce saw the construction of the Coliseo Juan “Pachín” Vicéns and the Centro Gubernamental de Ponce on Avenida Las Americas.
Cintron García was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1919. He was the second child of Arturo Cintrón Gonzalez, a businessman, and Herminia Garcia Mercado, a school teacher. He attended elementary and middle school in Ponce public schools and graduated from Ponce High School in 1936. After performing in the business of his father for several years, he earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico in 1971. He was concurrently acting as mayor of Ponce while he did his college work.
Cintron served as mayor Ponce from 1969 to 1973. During his administration the city built the Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium, moved the Ponce Municipal Library to a new facility next to Teatro La Perla, re-organized the Archivo Histórico de Ponce, enlarged the Avenida Las Américas roadway, and opened the Centro Gubernamental de Ponce at Avenida Las Americas and Avenida Hostos. Under his administration the Francisco Montaner Stadium was also remodeled.
Two other projects inaugurated during his administration were the new Puerto Rico Police regional headquarters on Avenida Hostos and the start of the construction of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce on Ponce Bypass and PR-12. In addition to commencing construction of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce, for which the Ponce Municipal Government provided $250,000, Cintron Garcia also rebuilt the aging Hospital Municipal Tricoche.
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