Eduardo Ruberté Bisó

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruberté and the second or maternal family name is Bisó.

Eduardo Ruberté Bisó (5 May 1918 – 30 March 1996) was a Puerto Rican real estate broker and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1964 to 1968.

Eduardo Ruberté Bisó
Mayor Eduardo Ruberté Bisó
126th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 1964–1968
Preceded by	Juan Luis Boscio
Succeeded by	Juan H. Cintrón García
Personal details
Born	5 May 1918
Died	30 March 1996 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Spouse	Olga Huertas
Relations	Olga Ruberte
Profession	Real estate broker[1]

Early years

Ruberté Bisó was the son of Dario Ruberté Casiano and Maria Bisó Hernandez, and married Eugenia Cordero Suárez on 7 June 1942.^[2] Ruberté Bisó had a sister from the same marriage, 7 years his younger, named Matilde.^[3] He worked as an assistant bookkeeper in the banking industry.^[4] His second wife was Olga Huertas.^[5] Later he worked his way into real estate brokerage.

Mayoral term

Ruberté Bisó is best remembered for the inauguration of the new city cemetery in the El Yeso sector of the city, near the community of Jaime L. Drew.^[6] He is also remembered for having dealt successfully with a citywide strike by municipal sanitation workers.^[7]

Death and legacy

Ruberté Bisó died in Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 30 March 1996.^[8] The cause of his death was "cardio-respiratory arrest."^[9] He was buried at Cementerio La Piedad in Ponce. In Ponce, there is a street that bears his name, located in the Pampanos sector of Barrio Canas. The road is signed PR-585 and it leads from Barrio Canas to Barrio Playa.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Puerto Ricans