Francisco Gregorio Billini

Died in 1898

Francisco Gregorio Billini was born in Santo Domingo on 25 May 1844. A disciple of Archbishop Meriño, he fought young in the War of Restoration, was taken prisoner by the Spanish and exchanged in 1865, then opposed the regime of Buenaventura Báez with pen and arms. A member of the Blue Party, he was a deputy, senator and Minister of War, then elected president in 1884; he resigned after eight months. He founded the newspaper El Eco de la Opinión and died in Santo Domingo on 28 November 1898.

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NovelBaní o Engracia y AntoñitaFrancisco Gregorio Billini · 1892not translated into EnglishLiterature