Federico Henríquez y Carvajal

Federico Henríquez y Carvajal (16 September 1848 – 4 February 1952) was a writer, journalist and teacher from the Dominican Republic.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Henríquez and the second or maternal family name is Carvajal.

Biography

Born in Santo Domingo, Henríquez y Carvajal was the son of Noel Henríquez Altías, a Dutch Sephardic Jew from Curaçao, and Clotilde Carvajal Fernández, a Dominican woman; he had 10 siblings, including Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal, who was President of the Dominican Republic.[1] Henríquez was uncle of Francisco, Pedro, Max, and Camila Henríquez Ureña.

He was married to Carmen María Amalia García Ricardo and had 10 children: Ángel Porfirio, Flor de María Gregoria, Fernando Abel, Luz, Carmela, Enriquillo, Federico Noel, Luis Adolfo, Salvador Colombino, and Carmita María Adelina.[2]

Henríquez was Rector of the University of Santo Domingo and Chairman of the Dominican Academy of History. He also was Justice-President of the Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic and Minister of Home Affairs.[3]

References
  1. Read, Jaime (21 August 2010). "Familias Capitaleñas: Los Henríquez (1 de 3)" (in Spanish). Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. Read, Jaime (4 September 2010). "Familias Capitaleñas: Los Henríquez (2 de 3)" (in Spanish). Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. "Federico Henríquez y Carvajal". Educando.edu.do (in Spanish). September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.


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