Juan Wanceslao Figuereo
Juan Wanceslao ( Wenceslao ) Figuereo (* 1834 in San Juan de la Maguana, † 1910) was a Dominican politician and president of the Dominican Republic.
Biography
At the age of 14, he appeared as a military cadet in the armed forces, where he also received his basic education. In the following years he served in the army during the battles against the reconquest attempts Haiti. At the time of re- annexation of the Dominican Republic by Spain in 1861, it serves as a captain in a unit in his hometown of San Juan de la Maguana. However, it occurs shortly after, the Republican -minded Red Party ( Partido Rojo ) on, gaining in influence in his home province of San Juan and finally ascends to the General. In 1876 he is running for the office of President, but this is subject to Ulises Francisco Espaillat ( 24 329 votes) and, after Gregorio Luperon (559 votes) and Manuel Maria Gautier (452 votes) 254 votes only the fourth best vocal results.
After the death of dictator Ulises Heureaux on July 26, 1899, he as Acting Vice President and War Minister ( Ministro de Guerra ) his successor as president of the Dominican Republic. He tried in vain to follow the revolutionaries and set in Moca. Soon after, the entire country is in a state of emergency and the revolution spreads from Cibao from further out. As early as 31 August, he was overthrown by General Horacio Vásquez, who succeeds him as president. Figuereo itself runs then from political life back and goes shortly thereafter into exile in Madrid.