Rafael Estrella Ureña
Rafael Estrella Ureña | |
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Jacinto Bienvenido Peynado | |
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Born | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | November 10, 1889
Died | May 25, 1945 | (aged 55)
Nationality | Dominican |
Political party | Dominican Republican Party |
Other political affiliations | Liberal Reformist Party |
Spouse | Tomasina Martínez |
Children | 9 |
Profession | Lawyer and Politician |
Ethnicity | White Dominican |
Juan Rafael Estrella Ureña (born
Biography
Estrella Ureña was born on November 10, 1889, in Santiago de los Caballeros. His mother was Juana Antonia Ureña Estévez and his father was Juan Bautista Estrella Durán; he had 1 brother.
Under Eladio Victoria's administration, Estrella Ureña adamantly opposed, and felt dissatisfaction with the assassination of President Ramón Cáceres. He then planned to conspire against Victoria, and with others, he founded the "Partido Liberal Reformista" or "Liberal Reformist Party" which had its fundamental ideology in the ideas of Eugenio María de Hostos. He was eventually imprisoned.
On June 9, 1917, he married Tomasina Martínez Rodríguez (1904–1989) and fathered 9 children.[1]
By 1924, Estrella Ureña fully supported Horacio Vásquez and heavily helped his presidential campaign. In 1925, he founded the Partido Republicano (Republican Party) and was appointed to the department of Justice and Public Instruction. Estrella conspired with the Chief of the Armed Forces,
He died on May 25, 1945, of a surgical procedure. It was rumored that Trujillo was the one who had hired the surgeon to ensure that Estrella was not to survive the operation. In response, Trujillo declared a state of mourning for three days.
Sources
- Biography at the Enciclopedia Virtual Dominicana
References
- ^ a b González, Julio (9 May 2009). "Descendencias presidenciales: Rafael Estrella Ureña". Cápsulas genealógicas (in Spanish). Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. Hoy.