Francisco Zayas Seijo
Francisco R. Zayas Seijo, also known as Ico (born October 4, 1951), is a former member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and mayor of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. During his 4-year mayoral term, Zayas Seijo established the Mariana Suárez de Longo Library and Historical Archive of Ponce, the Museum of Puerto Rican Autonomism, the Centro Ponceño de Autismo (English: Ponce Center for Autism), the Agüeybaná II "El Bravo" Plaza, and also expanded the Julio Enrique Monagas Family Park. He gave birth to the concept of the Centro de Convenciones de Ponce and the Ponce Aquarium. However, neither one saw fruiction before he completed his term in January 2009. He was, however, instrumental in the development of the Parque Lineal Veredas del Labrador, as well as the Río Portugués Dam and the expansion of the Ponce Municipal Police.
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