Arturo Pellerano Alfau
Encyclopedia
Arturo Joaquín Pellerano Alfau (1864-1935) was a Dominican
merchant
, publisher
, and journalist
. He, along with Julian Atiles, founded Listín Diario, the leading newspaper of the Dominican Republic, in 1889. He tried to maintain the independence of his newspaper through many troubled times. During the US military intervention of 1916-24, he maintained a nationalistic line of constant protest. During Rafael Trujillo's reign, his newspaper office was attacked and he and his family were detained due to his decidedly Anti-Trujillo political views.
He married twice and had a total of 14 children. His family remained connected with the Diario until it was purchased by Banco Intercontinental
in 2003.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
merchant
Merchant
A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
, publisher
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
, and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He, along with Julian Atiles, founded Listín Diario, the leading newspaper of the Dominican Republic, in 1889. He tried to maintain the independence of his newspaper through many troubled times. During the US military intervention of 1916-24, he maintained a nationalistic line of constant protest. During Rafael Trujillo's reign, his newspaper office was attacked and he and his family were detained due to his decidedly Anti-Trujillo political views.
He married twice and had a total of 14 children. His family remained connected with the Diario until it was purchased by Banco Intercontinental
Banco Intercontinental
Banco Intercontinental was the second largest privately held commercial bank in the Dominican Republic before collapsing in 2003 in a spectacular fraud tied to political corruption...
in 2003.