José Mirelis

José Mirelis (ca. 1830 – ca. 1900) was the mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 May 1880, to 31 January 1881. He was a Spanish soldier who held the rank of colonel.

Mayoral term During Mirelis's mayoral administration, a significant event occurred on 25 September 1880, when a fire destroyed most of the older civil records (births, baptisms, marriages, etc.) of the Ponce parish. Also, on 17 June 1880, the trainway from Ponce to La Playa was inaugurated, with public service commencing on 23 October 1880, both under the administration of mayor Mirelis.