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SANTIAGO |
PEOPLE |
Santiago's Important and Public Personalities
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENTS BORN IN SANTIAGO
Each president's name and their government years periods.
| Santiago Espaillat | 1849 |
| Jose Desiderio Valverde | 1857 |
| Ulises Francisco Espaillat | 1876 |
| Jose Bordas Valdez | 1913 |
| Rafael Estrella Ureña | 1930 |
| Joaquin Balaguer Ricardo | 1960-1962, 1966-1978, 1986-1996 |
| Rafael F. Bonnelly | 1962 |
| Salvador Jorge Blanco | 1982-1986 |
| Hipolito Mejia | 2000-2004 |
OTHER IMPORTANT PERSONALITIES OF THE HISTORY
| Manuel del Monte y Tejada |
(1780-1861) |
He was the first Dominican to write a complete history of The Dominican Republic from its colony times to the beginning of XIX century. He finished it on 1853. |
| Tomas Portes e Infante |
(1783-1858) |
The First Archbishop of the country after its independency day. |
| Francisco Muñoz del Monte | (1800-1868). | Literature Writer. He was the pioneer of the Negroid literature genre on the country. |
| Fernando Valerio | (1801-1862) | He commanded a group named "Los Macheteros" from Sabana Iglesia that battled the Haitians Army on the Battle of March 30TH of 1844. |
| Juan Luis Franco Bido | (1807 - ?) | He directed the troops that defeated the Haitians Troop on The Battle of Sabana Larga on 1856. |
| Benigno Filomeno de Rojas | (1821-1865) | Considered the first Dominican Economist. He also was president of the congress from 1857 to 1858 ands vice president during the revolutionary government in 1858. |
| Pedro Francisco Bono | (1828-1906) | Writer and Social Studies. He was consider as the father of the social studies on the country. |
| Manuel de Jesus de Peña y Reinoso | (1834-1915) | Educator, Journalist, Literate, and politician. He funded The "Sociedad Amante de la Luz", one of the most important cultural organization of the city. |
| Eliseo Grullon | (1852-1915) | Politician and Historian. |
| Eugenio Deschamps | (1861-1919) | Orator, Journalist, writer and Politician. |
| Federico Velazquez | (1867-1934) | Economist, Politician and vice president. |
| Francisco Augusto Lora | (1910-1987) | Lawyer and politician. |
| Rafael Tomas Fernandez Dominguez | (1934-1965). | Military's colonel. |
| Jose Rafael Abinader | (1929) | Politician. |
ARTISTIC PERSONALITIES BORN IN SANTIAGO
MUSICIANS and SINGERS:
| Ñico Lora | (1875-1971) | Interpret of Merengue Tipico. |
| Jose Ovidio Garcia | (1888-1918) | Pianist. |
| Juan Francisco Garcia | (1892-1974) | Folklore and Classical Musician. |
| Carlos Manuel Garcia | (1893-1918) | Violinist. |
| Bernarda Jorge Perez | (1941) | Pianist. |
| Victor Victor | Singer of popular music | |
| Pedro Echavarria Lazala | (1864-1967) | Musician and Flautist. |
| Henry Ely | (1939) | Lyric Tenor. |
| Julio Arberto Hernandez | (1900-1998) | Musician and Composer. |
| Johnny Pacheco | Singer of popular music known internationally. | |
| Alex Bueno | Singer of popular music. | |
| Eddy Herrera | Singer of popular music. | |
| Kiko Rodriguez | Singer of popular music | |
| Fellé Vega. | Percussionist and instrument designer. | |
| Pen Biang | Violinist | |
| Jorge Taveras | Pianist, composer and musician. | |
| Mercedes Sagredo | Artist. |
SPORTS PERSONALITIES
On Baseball, there are many players who had entered onto the Baseball Major League such as:
OTHER PERSONALITIES BORN IN SANTIAGO
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