
Gregorio Luperón - Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
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The bronze statue of Gregorio Luperón is located in Parque de la Independencia, Puerto Plata, next to that of Juan Pablo Duarte.
Waymark Code: WM182GY
Location: Dominican Republic
Date Posted: 05/17/2023
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Gregorio Luperón (1839–1897) was a Dominican president, military general, businessman, liberal politician, freemason, and Statesman who was one of the leaders in the Restoration of the Dominican Republic after the Spanish annexation in 1863.
Luperón was an active member of the Triunvirato of 1866, becoming the President of the Provincial Government in San Felipe de Puerto Plata, and after the successful coup against Cesareo Guillermo, he became the 28th President of the Dominican Republic. During his government in 1879, he incentivised secularism in the Dominican Republic with the help of the General Captain of Puerto Rico and Eugenio María de Hostos.
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