Gregorio Luperón was a Dominican revolutionary, military general, businessman, liberal politician, freemason, and statesman who was one of the leaders in the Dominican Restoration War.
Photograph of General Gregorio Luperón c. 1860s
General Gregorio Luperón Museum, 12 de Julio Street, Puerto Plata
Painting of Luperón in the Dominican Restoration War found in El Monumento de Santiago
Ulises Hilarión Heureaux Leibert nicknamed Lilís, was president of the Dominican Republic from September 1, 1882 to September 1, 1884, from January 6, 1887 to February 27, 1889 and again from April 30
Gregorio Luperón
…Republic with the help of the General Captain of Puerto Rico and Eugenio María de Hostos. However, Luperón was exiled multiple times for opposing Ulises Heureaux's despotic government, leading to regret and disappointment. He later assumed the presidency of a provisional government in Puerto Plata, where peace…