Felisa Rincón de Gautier

Felisa Rincón de Gautier
Mayor of San Juan
In office
January 2, 1947  January 2, 1969
Preceded byRoberto Sánchez Vilella
Succeeded byCarlos Romero Barceló
Personal details
Born
Felisa Rincón Marrero

(1897-01-09)January 9, 1897
Ceiba, Puerto Rico
DiedSeptember 16, 1994(1994-09-16) (aged 97)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Resting placeCapital Municipal Cemetery in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Political partyPopular Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
SpouseGenaro A. Gautier
ProfessionPharmacist

Felisa Rincón de Gautier (née Rincón y Marrero), also known as Doña Fela, (January 9, 1897 September 16, 1994) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the mayor of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was the first woman to be elected as mayor of a capital city in the Americas.