Ángel O. Berríos

Ángel O. Berríos
Mayor of Caguas
In office 1972–1996
Preceded by	Miguel Hernández Rodríguez
Succeeded by	William Miranda Marín
Personal details
Born	September 21, 1940 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Died	April 28, 2006 (aged 65) Caguas, Puerto Rico
Political party	Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
Spouse	Marta Silvestre de Berríos
Occupation	Politician

Angel O. Berrios drinks coffee during political campaign

Ángel O. Berríos Díaz (September 21, 1940 – April 28, 2006) was a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico.^[1] An engineer of profession, Berríos became the 22nd mayor of Caguas in 1973, after winning the 1972 elections, as a member of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).

Berrios was defeated in the 1976 elections by the New Progressive Party candidate Miguel Hernández, but he came back on top during the 1980 elections. After being sworn back to office in 1981, he began a period of 16 years in a row as mayor of Caguas. During his tenure, new hospitals, malls, department stores and housing complexes were built.

Berríos became the managing owner of the Criollos de Caguas basketball team in 1987, and, later on, acquired the Criollas de Caguas women's volleyball team. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Berríos decided not to run for mayor again in 1996, being substituted by William Miranda Marín as PPD leader in Caguas. Miranda Marín went on to win the elections that year.

Later on, an entertainment center was named after Berríos, the Centro de Bellas Artes Ángel O. Berríos.

Berríos died on April 28, 2006, due to complications of a stroke which had occurred six months prior. He was buried at Cementerio Borinquen Memorial Park I in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Legacy

A sports complex in Caguas was posthumously named after Ángel O. Berríos.

References

1. Calderón, Antonio Quiñones (1983). El libro de Puerto Rico 1983 (in Spanish). Ediciones Nuevas de Puerto Rico. p. 118.