Francisco Hilario Henríquez y Carvajal (1859–1935) was a doctor, lawyer, writer, educator and politician from the Dominican Republic

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...

. He served as President in 1916. He married Salomé Ureña

Salomé Ureña

Salomé Ureña de Henríquez better known as Salomé Ureña, was a revered poet and pedagogist of the Dominican Republic. Born in Santo Domingo in 1850, she was one of the central figures of lyrical poetry of the 19th century and an innovator of the feminine education in her country.-Biography:Ureña...

. He had 4 children, Pedro

Pedro Henríquez Ureña

Pedro Henríquez Ureña was a Dominican intellectual, essayist, philosopher, humanist, philologist and literary critic.-Early works:Pedro Henríquez Ureña was born in Santo Domingo, the third of four siblings...

, Francisco, Max, and Camila.

Life and career

Henríquez was born in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...

. 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

University of Paris

The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...

. 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

Ulises Heureaux

Ulises Heureaux Lebert was president of the Dominican Republic from 1 September 1882 to 1 September 1883, from 6 January to 27 February 1887 and again from 30 April 1889 until his assassination, maintaining power between his terms.-Early life:Heureaux, affectionately known as Lilís, was born in...

. 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

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

 and practiced medicine. He returned briefly to his country of birth following the interim government of Horacio Vásquez

Horacio Vásquez

Felipe Horacio Vásquez Lajara was a Dominican general and political figure. He served as the acting president of the Dominican Republic in 1899, and again between 1902 and 1903. Supporters of Vásquez were known as Horacistas, as opposed to Jimenistas, supporters of Vásquez's main rival, Juan...

 in 1903, but he left several months later. In 1907, President Ramón Cáceres

Ramón Cáceres

Ramón Arturo Cáceres Vasquez was the 31st president of the Dominican Republic . Serving as vice president under Carlos Felipe Morales, Cáceres assumed the office in 1906...

 sent him as a delegate to the Hague Convention

Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)

The Hague Conventions were two international treaties negotiated at international peace conferences at The Hague in the Netherlands: The First Hague Conference in 1899 and the Second Hague Conference in 1907...

. In 1911 Henríquez served as an emissary to Haiti

Haiti

Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

 following border disputes.

In 1916, Henríquez was on a diplomatic mission when he learned that the Dominican Republic had been annexed by the United States. The Council of Secretaries of State led by Horacio Vásquez elected Henríquez President. He served from 31 July to 29 November 1916. His successor was United States military governor Harry Shepard Knapp

Harry Shepard Knapp

Harry Shepard Knapp was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy, Military Governor of Santo Domingo, and Military Representative of the United States in Haiti.-Biography:...

.

During the presidency of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, he served as envoy in France and Cuba from 1930 to 1935.

Universidad Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal

Universidad Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal

Universidad Federico Henríquez y Carvajal ' is a university in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic....

 was named in his honor in 1992.

Selected publications

• "La hija del Hebreo" (1883, 'The daughter of the Hebrews')
• "Ramón Mella" (1891)
• "Informe sobre la seguridad Conferencia Internacional Americana" (1902,' Report on the American International Security Conference ')
• "Juvenilia" (1904)
• "Dolorosa" (1909,' Painful ')
• "Derecho Internacional Público y la Guerra" (1915)
• "Discurso pro-Pablo Duarte" (1915,' Speaking for Pablo Duarte ')
• "Páginas Selectas" (1918,'Selected Writings')
• "Cuba y Quisqueya" (1920, 'Cuba and Quisqueya ')
• "Rosa de la tarde" (1923, 'Rose of the Afternoon')
• "Guarocuya. Monólogo de Enriquillo El" (1924, 'Guarocuya. The monologue of Enriquillo')
• "Todo por Cuba" (1925, 'All of Cuba')
• "Nacionalismo" (1925, 'nationalism')
• "Del Amor y del Dolor" (1926, 'About love and about pain')
• "Páginas electas" (1926, 'Selected Writings')
• "Mi Álbum de Sonetos "(1927, 'My album of the sonnets')
• " Etica y Estética "(1929, 'ethics and aesthetic')
• " historicos Romances "(1937, 'Historical romances')
• Bani
  Bani
  Gurbani is the term used by Sikhs to refer to any compositions of the Sikh Gurus. Gurbani is composed of two words: 'Gur' meaning 'the Guru's' and 'bani' meaning 'word'....
  
  "(1939)
• " El poema de la historia. fragmento de un poema inconcluso "(1948, 'The poetry of history. fragment of an unfinished poem')
• " Cuentos "(1950, 'narratives')

External links

• Universidad UFHEC