Wenceslao Figuereo

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Wenceslao "Mano Lao" Figuereo Cassó (1834 – January 10, 1910) was a Dominican politician. He joined the Los Bolos party politician as a young man. Figuereo became President of the Dominican Republic on July 26, 1899, following the assassination of President Ulises Heureaux.^[1]

Early life[]

was born in Saint-Jean de la Maguâna (now San Juan de la Maguana) in 1834.

Wenceslao was born to a half-Taino and half-African slave by the name of Simona. His father was of noble descent, a plantation owner and slave driver named Telesforo Objio Noble. Objio Noble would later free Simona and Wenceslao and properly partner Simona. Simona changed her name to Catalina when adopted into formal society. Wenceslao, having a strained relationship with Telesforo, would be taken in by the Figuereo plantation and mentored from an early age by the Los Bolos political party.

Political career[]

Before political success, a 14-year-old Wenceslao Figuereo displayed initiative in Dominican politics in the context of partaking in the pro-independence battles. A decorated General, later on, Los Bolos politician, Wenceslao "Chachi" Figuereo, became the Vice President after undertaking many political positions under the administration of Ulises Heureaux, and after the assassination of the two term President of Dominican Republic in Moca, Dominican Republic on July 26, 1899, Figuereo assumed the presidency. His term as Vice President of the Dominican Republic spanned from 1893 to 1899 and his term as the 27th President of the Dominican Republic spanned from the 26th of July to the 30th of August in 1899.

Figuereo was married to , who became the country's first lady at the age of 64.^[1] She remains the oldest woman to become first lady in the Dominican Republic's history.^[1]

Figuerero died in 1910 at age 76.

References[]

External links[]

• WIKIDOMINICANA
• Important Dominican Families
• Dominican Presidents
• Ulises y Figuereo
• WIKIPEDIA Wenceslao Figuereo

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