José Tormos Diego

He is best remembered for under his administration the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party received a permit for a peaceful march, which resulted in the Ponce massacre by Insular Police under authority supplied by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Governor Blanton Winship.Tormos fell ill of appendicitis during his second year as mayor, in July 1938, and had surgery at a Washington, D.C., area hospital.[12] Tormos Diego is best known for under his administration the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party received a permit for a peaceful march, which resulted in the Ponce massacre by Insular Police under authority supplied by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Governor Blanton Winship.The cause of his death was "cirrhosis of the liver", and he was buried at Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul in Ponce.During the project he also reconditioned the Teatro La Perla northern annex to be used as headquarters of the municipal public library.
Spanish namesurnameMayor of Ponce, Puerto RicoBlas OliverasAndrés Grillasca SalasBayamón, Puerto RicoPonce, Puerto RicoIndustrial EngineerPuerto RicanPuerto Rican Nationalist PartyPonce massacreUS PresidentFranklin Delano RooseveltBlanton WinshipTeatro La Perlamunicipal public libraryVega Alta, Puerto RicoJosé G. Tormos VegaAntonio M. DelgadoJose Tormos DiegocirrhosisCementerio Católico San Vicente de PaulList of Puerto RicansWayback Machine