Iván H. Ayala Cádiz (born c. 1940) is a university professor and attorney. He was mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico after the resignation of mayor José Dapena Thompson in 1988, and until 2 January 1989. Assignment Ayala Cádiz was previously assistant dean at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. He completed Dapena Thompson's last few weeks mayoral term (December 1988 to January 1989) via appointment by his political party, the PNP. In 1988, former elected mayor Dapena Thompson was charged as co-author of embezzlement of federal funds from HUD; as a result he resigned as mayor. Ayala Cádiz had also been a Superior Court Judge in 2004. Notes References See also List of Puerto Ricans Year of birth uncertain 1930s births Living people Mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Roman Catholics