Career
He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times. As Ponce has had a municipal council since 1812, Mayor Ortiz de la Renta was the first mayor of Ponce with a legislative council. José Ortíz de la Renta was the first constitutional mayor elected by popular vote, in 1812, as a result of the Constitución de Cádiz (Cádiz Constitution).
