Vicente Julbe

Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico,
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IntroMayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico,
isMayor
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Death1860
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Biography

Vicente Julbe (c. 1800 – c. 1860) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 October 1851 to 14 February 1854. He was a Spanish military officer with the rank of Coronel.

Mayoral term

Julbe is remembered for an edict he issued in October 1852. It stipulated that all homeowners were responsible for building a sidewalk in front of the houses. The sidewalk was to be 45 inches wide, have an slight inclination towards the street for rain water runoff, and be made of bricks.

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