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Francisco Hilario Henríquez y Carvajal (January 14, 1859 – February 6, 1935)〔Mendez, Serafín Mendez and Gail Cueto (2003). ''Notable Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans: a biographical dictionary.'' Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 978-0-313-31443-8〕 was a doctor, lawyer, writer, educator and politician from the Dominican Republic, who served as President just prior to the US occupation of the country. He married Salomé Ureña. He had 4 children, Pedro, Francisco, Max, and Camila. ==Life and career== Henríquez was born in Santo Domingo. After studying extensively in his homeland, beginning in 1887, Henríquez moved to Paris for four years, earning a doctorate in Medicine the University of Paris. He returned to the Dominican Republic, where he practiced medicine and taught. He served as editor of the newspaper ''El Maestro'', but left the country during the dictatorship of Ulises Heureaux. While away, he befriended Juan Isidro Jiménez and returned to the Dominican Republic in 1899 to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs when Heureaux was assassinated and Jiménez was made president. Following the fall of Jiménez in 1902, Henríquez established residence in Cuba and practiced medicine. He returned briefly to his country of birth following the interim government of Horacio Vásquez in 1903, but he left several months later. In 1907, President Ramón Cáceres sent him as a delegate to the Hague Convention. In 1911 Henríquez served as an emissary to Haiti following border disputes. In 1916, Henríquez was on a diplomatic mission when he learned that the Dominican Republic had been occupied by the United States. The Council of Secretaries of State led by Horacio Vásquez elected Henríquez President.〔Staff report (18 May 1916). NEW DOMINICAN PRESIDENT.; Chamber of Deputies Elects Abreu; Senate Expected to Confirm.''New York Times''〕〔Staff report (10 June 1916). Sees us at fault in Santo Domingo; Former Receiver General of Customs There Blames the Administration. Charges Public Deception. Says the "Ostrich-like" Policy of the United States Has Finally Resulted in the Spilling of Blood. ''New York Times''〕 He served from 31 July to 29 November 1916.〔Staff report (28 July 1916). DR. CARVAJAL LEAVES CUBA.; Sails for Santo Domingo to Take Office as President. ''New York Times''〕 His successor was United States military governor Harry Shepard Knapp. During the presidency of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, he served as envoy in France and Cuba from 1930 to 1935. Universidad Francisco Henríquez-Abreu was named in his honor in 1992. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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