General José Antonio Salcedo y Ramírez, known as "Pepillo" was Dominican military leader who played a fundamental role in the Dominican Restoration War, which achieved the independence from Spain in 1
Portrait of General José Antonio Salcedo c. 1850s
Statue of José Antonio Salcedo in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
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
José Antonio Salcedo
…Head of State Salcedo sent word to his wife (who lived in Guayubín) about the opposition, with a young soldier who was nearly in his mid-twenties named Ulises Heureaux. Later on the same day, he was assassinated by Coronel Agustín Masagó by order of General Gaspar Polanco. Salcedo married Águeda Rodríguez of Guayubín…