Liceo Ponceño

Félix Saurí Vivas
Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 1895–1895
Preceded by	Eduardo Armstrong
Succeeded by	Juan José Potous
Personal details
Born	c. 1850 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died	25 December 1915 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Children	Rafael
Residence	Casa Saurí, Ponce Puerto Rico
Occupation	businessman, hacienda holder
Profession	politician
Religion	Catholic

Félix Saurí Vivas (c. 1850 – 25 December 1915), also known as Félix Saurí y Vivas, was a Puerto Rican businessman and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1895.

Saurí Vivas was a Ponce businessman and hacienda holder. He became mayor of Ponce in 1895.

In 1882, Saurí Vivas built a two-story home, which later became known as Casa Saurí, in downtown Ponce, across from Plaza Munoz Rivera, in today's Ponce Historic Zone. The house is said to be the third-oldest residence still standing in Ponce. It is located at the corner of Calle Union and Calle Reina. In 1912, his home was used as the first site of Liceo Ponceño, Puerto Rico's first girls-only school.

After Liceo Ponceño vacated the home around the 1950s-1960s, the house was occupied for several years by various small businesses, including a travel agency and a toy store. Subsequently, it was vacant for several years. Then, in 2006-2009, the 1882 Casa Saurí was meticulously renovated and adapted as part of a new hotel, the Ponce Plaza Hotel and Casino, which opened in 2009. The hotel design included a four-story addition located next to the house, and a parking garage.

In addition to leaving the majestic house in downtown Ponce as his legacy, mayor Félix Saurí Vivas is also honored at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens. His remains are located in Cementerio Católico de Ponce.

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