Hilarión Pérez Guerra

Hilarión Pérez Guerra (c. 1800 – c. 1870) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from January 1857 to 11 July 1863. Prior to serving as mayor of Ponce, Perez Guerra had served as mayor of Camuy for 1 year in 1850.

Mayoral term
A festivity, later known as Carnaval de Ponce, takes place in 1858. This is the earliest known recorded date of the event taking place in Ponce.