Politics

Distinguished in the field of Politics are the following illustrious citizens honored at Plaza de los Ponceños Ilustres, in Ponce’s Parque del Tricentenario:

• Andrés Grillasca Salas
• Eugenio Lecompte
• Federico Degetau González
• José Tous Soto
• Josef Ortiz de la Renta
• Roberto Sánchez Vilella
• Bolívar Pagán
• Luis A. Ferré
• Pedro Albizu Campos
• Rafael Hernández Colón
• Román Baldorioty de Castro
• Simón Moret Gallard
• Ernesto Ramos Antonini
• Blas Oliveras Mercado
• Ramón Mayoral Barnés
• Juan H. Cintrón García
• Luis A. (Wito) Morales Crespo
• Rafael (Churumba) Cordero Santiago

Visit the Tercentennial Park for a glimpse at the elegant wall plaques with the names of the above eminent Ponce citizens in the field of Politics and those in many other important cultural disciplines.

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