Santiago Oppenheimer

Puerto Rican politician

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Oppenheimer and the second or maternal family name is  Van Rhyn.

Santiago Oppenheimer

Mayor Santiago Oppenheimer Van Rhyn[a]

111th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1906–1906
Preceded by| Luis P. Valdivieso
Succeeded by| Simón Moret Gallart
Personal details
Born| 23 May 1869[1][2]
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died| ca. 1930
Spouse| Isabel Fugurull
Children| Alfonso Oppenheimer
Residence(s)| Ponce, Puerto Rico
Profession| politician

Santiago Oppenheimer Van Rhyn[3][note 1] (23 May 1869 – ca. 1930) was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1906. He was also a member of the House of Delegates of Puerto Rico.[4]

Oppenheimer was born in Ponce on 23 May 1869.[5] His parents were Carlos Juan Oppenheimer-Bettini[note 2] and Ana Van Rhyn Mitchell. He married Isabel Fugurull and they had a son named Alfonso.[6] There is a historic house in Ponce named Casa Oppenheimer.

Mayor Oppenheimer (second from the right) walks with President Theodore Roosevelt (in white) on Roosevelt's arrival in Ponce on 21 November 1906

## Mayoral term

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Several sources state that Oppenheimer was the Ponce mayor who received U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt during his trip to Puerto Rico on 21 November 1906.[7][8]

## Honors

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In Ponce, there is a street in Urbanización Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes named after Oppenheimer.

## See also

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* Puerto Rico portal

* List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico
* List of Puerto Ricans

## Notes

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1. ^ According to Fay Fowlie de Flores (Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 330. Item 1650. LCCN 92-75480), Santiago Oppenheimer's second last name was Bettini.
2. ^ Carlos Juan Oppenheimer-Bettini (b. ca. 1839 (1869-30 =1839)) was likely brother of Santiago Oppenheimer Bettini (b. ca. 1843), who was the son of Guillermo Gustavo Oppenheimer and Ysabel Bettini, married Enriqueta Dalmau, and had 5 children: Jaime, Ysabel, Enriqueta, Jorge, and Angelina (See: Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. A Orillas del Mar Caribe: Boceto histórico de la Playa de Ponce, desde sus primeros habitantes hasta principios del Siglo XX. 2017\. page 159.)

## Footnotes

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1. ^ According to Fay Fowlie de Flores, Santiago Oppenheimer's second last name was Bettini (See, Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 330. Item 1650. LCCN 92-75480).

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925
2. ^ Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1901-1962
3. ^ Commercial guide and business directory of Porto Rico. 1910\. Page 269. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
4. ^ Commercial guide and business directory of Porto Rico. 1910\. Pages 85, 91, and 94. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
5. ^ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Juan, Puerto Rico, 10/07/1901 - 06/30/1948; NAI Number: 2945834; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85. See also, "Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1901-1962." Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operation, Inc., 2012; see also, Selected Crew List and Manifests. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
6. ^ Santiago Guillermo 'Jimmy' Oppenheimer. Accessed 26 May 2016.
7. ^ President in Porto (sic) Rico: Tells people he favors making them citizens. The Sun. New York, N.Y. 22 November 1906. (Vol. LXXIV, No. 83) Page 1.
8. ^ President in Island, Porto (sic) Ricans Cordial: he tells them he will work to have them made citizens. New York Tribune. New York, NY. 22 November 1906. (Vol. LXVI, No.21921) Page 1.

## Further reading

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* Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 244. Item 1240. LCCN 92-75480
* Luis Munoz Rivera. "Consummatum est." Obras Completas: prosa, febrero, 1889 - diciembre, 1890. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. pp. 154-157. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO).
* Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 330. Item 1650. LCCN 92-75480
* Santiago Oppenheimer Bettini. Informe al pueblo de Ponce y al Gobernador de Puerto Rico sobre las gestiones administrativas y el estado de la Hacienda municipal durante el año económico de 1905 a 1906 por el alcalde de la ciudad. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Tipografía de El Ideal Católico. 1906. (Archivo Histórico Municipal de Ponce)
* Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 332. Item 1655. LCCN 92-75480
* Ponce. Oficina del Alcalde. Al pueblo de Ponce y el Hon. Gobernador de Puerto Rico. Tipografía Baldorioty. 1902-1906. (Universidad de Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.)

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