Juan Luis Boscio

Juan Luis Boscio Desprez (21 June 1896 3 September 1980) was a Puerto Rican merchant and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1961 to 1964. During his tenure as mayor, in 1962, a major shopping mall opened in the city called Centro del Sur which, at the moment of its opening was "the most modern in the Caribbean".

Juan Luis Boscio Desprez
Juan Luis Boscio, former mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Preceded byCarlos Juan Cintrón
Succeeded byEduardo Ruberté Bisó
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Ponce district
In office
1940–1941
125th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1961–1964
Personal details
Born21 June 1896
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Died3 September 1980(1980-09-03) (aged 84)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Political partyPPD
SpouseHerminia Monllor Long
ChildrenRoberto, Jose Luis, Gladys
ProfessionMerchant ("Almacenes Monllor y Boscio")
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