Gregorio Luperón
Gregorio Luperón (September 8, 1839 – May 21, 1897) was a Dominican revolutionary, military general, businessman, liberal politician, freemason, and statesman who was one of the leaders in the Dominican Restoration War. Born in Puerto Plata in 1839, Luperón spent his early years as merchant, where he learned French to access a merchant's library.