In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Mathos and the second or maternal family name is Sanchez.
Pedro Sánchez de Mathos[a] (c. 1635[1] - c. 1705) was the first municipal magistrate of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1692.[3] He was appointed mayor by the Governor of Puerto Rico, Juan Robles de Lorenzana.[4] He had been regidor (a type of municipal councilman) in San German in 1676 and was its mayor in 1688.[5]
He was born around 1635 in San German, Puerto Rico. His parents were Juan Lorenzo de Matos and Catalina Sanchez.[b][1] In 1686, Sánchez de Mathos owned six slaves, making it likely he was a landowner or cattle rancher and used slave labor to tend to the land or his cattle.[6]
The difficulty of crossing the Cordillera Central, sometimes taking as long as 37 days,[7] created unique challenges for the Spanish-appointed authorities in San Juan to govern over the entire island. As a result, the island was divided into two political regions—one based in San Juan and a second one based in San German. As years went by the political influence of the partido de San German grew to the point that it challenged that of San Juan. To reign in the growing influence from San German and maintain control over the entire island, in 1678-1683, Governor Juan Robles de Lorenzana attempted to establish additional administrative units, called partidos, carving some of them, including the one for Ponce, out of the San German jurisdiction. The plan was unsuccessful, as the governor's term came to a close and no one was interested in serving as the head of such new Partido de Ponce.[8] In 1690, a new governor, Gaspar de Arredondo y Valle, sent a letter the Real Audiencia of the Indies in Santo Domingo where he proposed the creation of five new administrative units, including one in Ponce. As the letter went unanswered, in 1692 the governor proceeded to create, not five administrative units, but five military units, which would be headed by a military officer who would function as mayor and have powers for civilian oversight as well. In 1692, during the governorship of Gaspar de Arredondo y Valle, the Spanish Crown officially gave its blessing to the creation of the Partido de Ponce, but Ponce was already operating with a military commander functioning as a mayor, Pedro Sánchez de Mathos.[9]
Mayoral termedit
Given that Sánchez de Mathos was already functioning as Teniente a guerra in the jurisdiction of Ponce since December 1685, the creation of the Partido de Ponce was more of an official confirmation of his position than an appointment to a newly created position.[10] Pedro Sánchez de Mathos functioned as mayor until 1701. He received no payment of his service as mayor.[11]
^ abcdEli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. De Criadero a Partido: Ojeada de la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. First Edition. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). Editorial Akelarre. 2015. ISBN1516895487. Page 103.
^ abcEli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. De Criadero a Partido: Ojeada de la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. First Edition. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). Editorial Akelarre. 2015. ISBN1516895487. Pages 103-104.
^. enciclopediapr.org. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^Ponce: Notas para su Historia (Second Edition). 18 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Mariano Vidal Armstrong. Oficina Estatal de Conservacion Historica. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1989. page 17. Accessed 19 February 2018.
^Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. De criadero a partido: Ojeada a la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. First Edition. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). Editorial Akelarre. 2015. ISBN1516895487. Page 31.
^Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. "De Criadero a Partido: Ojeada a la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce, 1645-1810." Editorial Akelarre. 2015. Page 23.
^Ponce: Notas para su Historia (Second Edition). 18 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Mariano Vidal Armstrong. Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1989. page 10. Accessed 19 February 2018.
^Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. "De Criadero a Partido: Ojeada a la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce, 1645-1810." Editorial Akelarre. 2015. Page 18.
^Ponce: Notas para su Historia (Second Edition). 18 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Mariano Vidal Armstrong. Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1989. page 17. Accessed 19 February 2018.
^Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. De Criadero a Partido: Ojeada de la Historia de los Orígenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. First Edition. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). Editorial Akelarre. 2015. ISBN1516895487. Page 37.
^Eduardo Neumann Gandia. Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. 1913. p. 43.
Footnotesedit
^Also, "Pedro Sánchez de Matos" and "Pedro Sánchez Matos". See Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez, De Criadero a Partido: Ojeada a la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. Editorial Akelarre, 2015, pages 22,23.
^At the time, it was common to use the mother's last name as the first last name followed by the father's last name as the second last name. See Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. De Criadero a Partido: Ojeada de la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. First Edition. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). Editorial Akelarre. 2015. ISBN1516895487. Page 103.
Further readingedit
Luis Caldera Ortiz. Nuevos Hallazgos Sobre el Origen de Ponce. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste de Puerto Rico. 2019. pp. 129-136. ISBN9781075058325</ref>
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is De Mathos and the second or maternal family name is Sanchez Pedro Sanchez de Mathos a c 1635 1 c 1705 was the first municipal magistrate of Ponce Puerto Rico in 1692 3 He was appointed mayor by the Governor of Puerto Rico Juan Robles de Lorenzana 4 He had been regidor a type of municipal councilman in San German in 1676 and was its mayor in 1688 5 Pedro Sanchez de Mathos1st Mayor of Ponce Puerto RicoIn office 1692 1701Preceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byDamaso de ToroPersonal detailsBornc 1635 1 San German Puerto Rico 1 Diedc 1705Coamo Puerto Rico citation needed Spouse s 1st Juana de Gracia m d unknown 2nd Ana Benitez de Luyando m 26 July 1662 3rd Maria Colon 2 RelationsJuan Lorenzo de Mathos father Catalina Sanchez mother 2 ChildrenJuan Blas 2 Residence s Ponce Puerto RicoOccupationTeniente a guerraProfessionMilitaryHe was born around 1635 in San German Puerto Rico His parents were Juan Lorenzo de Matos and Catalina Sanchez b 1 In 1686 Sanchez de Mathos owned six slaves making it likely he was a landowner or cattle rancher and used slave labor to tend to the land or his cattle 6 Contents 1 Background 2 Mayoral term 3 See also 4 References 5 Footnotes 6 Further readingBackground editThe difficulty of crossing the Cordillera Central sometimes taking as long as 37 days 7 created unique challenges for the Spanish appointed authorities in San Juan to govern over the entire island As a result the island was divided into two political regions one based in San Juan and a second one based in San German As years went by the political influence of the partido de San German grew to the point that it challenged that of San Juan To reign in the growing influence from San German and maintain control over the entire island in 1678 1683 Governor Juan Robles de Lorenzana attempted to establish additional administrative units called partidos carving some of them including the one for Ponce out of the San German jurisdiction The plan was unsuccessful as the governor s term came to a close and no one was interested in serving as the head of such new Partido de Ponce 8 In 1690 a new governor Gaspar de Arredondo y Valle sent a letter the Real Audiencia of the Indies in Santo Domingo where he proposed the creation of five new administrative units including one in Ponce As the letter went unanswered in 1692 the governor proceeded to create not five administrative units but five military units which would be headed by a military officer who would function as mayor and have powers for civilian oversight as well In 1692 during the governorship of Gaspar de Arredondo y Valle the Spanish Crown officially gave its blessing to the creation of the Partido de Ponce but Ponce was already operating with a military commander functioning as a mayor Pedro Sanchez de Mathos 9 Mayoral term editGiven that Sanchez de Mathos was already functioning as Teniente a guerra in the jurisdiction of Ponce since December 1685 the creation of the Partido de Ponce was more of an official confirmation of his position than an appointment to a newly created position 10 Pedro Sanchez de Mathos functioned as mayor until 1701 He received no payment of his service as mayor 11 See also edit nbsp Puerto Rico portalList of mayors of Ponce Puerto Rico List of Puerto RicansReferences edit a b c d Eli D Oquendo Rodriguez De Criadero a Partido Ojeada de la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce 1645 1810 First Edition Lajas Puerto Rico Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste CEISO Editorial Akelarre 2015 ISBN 1516895487 Page 103 a b c Eli D Oquendo Rodriguez De Criadero a Partido Ojeada de la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce 1645 1810 First Edition Lajas Puerto Rico Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste CEISO Editorial Akelarre 2015 ISBN 1516895487 Pages 103 104 Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico enciclopediapr org 7 July 2012 Archived from the original on 7 July 2012 Retrieved 10 February 2021 Ponce Notas para su Historia Second Edition Archived 18 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Mariano Vidal Armstrong Oficina Estatal de Conservacion Historica San Juan Puerto Rico 1989 page 17 Accessed 19 February 2018 Eli D Oquendo Rodriguez De criadero a partido Ojeada a la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce 1645 1810 First Edition Lajas Puerto Rico Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste CEISO Editorial Akelarre 2015 ISBN 1516895487 Page 31 Eli D Oquendo Rodriguez De Criadero a Partido Ojeada a la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce 1645 1810 Editorial Akelarre 2015 Page 23 Ponce Notas para su Historia Second Edition Archived 18 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Mariano Vidal Armstrong Oficina Estatal de Conservacion Historica San Juan Puerto Rico 1989 page 10 Accessed 19 February 2018 Eli D Oquendo Rodriguez De Criadero a Partido Ojeada a la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce 1645 1810 Editorial Akelarre 2015 Page 18 Ponce Notas para su Historia Second Edition Archived 18 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Mariano Vidal Armstrong Oficina Estatal de Conservacion Historica San Juan Puerto Rico 1989 page 17 Accessed 19 February 2018 Eli D Oquendo Rodriguez De Criadero a Partido Ojeada de la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce 1645 1810 First Edition Lajas Puerto Rico Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste CEISO Editorial Akelarre 2015 ISBN 1516895487 Page 37 Eduardo Neumann Gandia Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce San Juan Puerto Rico Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena 1913 p 43 Footnotes edit Also Pedro Sanchez de Matos and Pedro Sanchez Matos See Eli D Oquendo Rodriguez De Criadero a Partido Ojeada a la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce 1645 1810 Editorial Akelarre 2015 pages 22 23 At the time it was common to use the mother s last name as the first last name followed by the father s last name as the second last name See Eli D Oquendo Rodriguez De Criadero a Partido Ojeada de la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce 1645 1810 First Edition Lajas Puerto Rico Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste CEISO Editorial Akelarre 2015 ISBN 1516895487 Page 103 Further reading editLuis Caldera Ortiz Nuevos Hallazgos Sobre el Origen de Ponce Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste de Puerto Rico 2019 pp 129 136 ISBN 9781075058325 lt ref gt Political officesPreceded byPosition established Mayor of Ponce Puerto Rico1692 1701 Succeeded byDamaso de Toro Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pedro Sanchez de Mathos amp oldid 1005918791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
