Eduardo Ruberté Bisó


Eduardo Ruberté Bisó was a Puerto Rican real estate broker and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1964 to 1968.

Early years

Ruberté Bisó was the son of Dario Ruberté Casiano and Maria Bisó Hernandez, and married Eugenia Cordero Suárez on 7 June 1942. Ruberté Bisó had a sister from the same marriage, 7 years his younger, named Matilde. He worked as an assistant bookkeeper in the banking industry. His second wife was Olga Huertas. Later he worked his way into real estate brokerage.

Mayoral term

Ruberté Bisó is best remembered for the inauguration of the new city cemetery in the El Yeso sector of the city, near the community of Jaime L. Drew. He is also remembered for having dealt successfully with a citywide strike by municipal sanitation workers.

Death and legacy

Ruberté Bisó died in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 30 March 1996. The cause of his death was "cardio-respiratory arrest." He was buried at Cementerio La Piedad in Ponce. In Ponce, there is a street that bears his name, located in the Pampanos sector of Barrio Canas. The road is signed PR-585 and it leads from Barrio Canas to Barrio Playa.