María de los Ángeles del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Trujillo Martínez (born 10 June 1939, in

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), known as Angelita Trujillo, is a Dominican writer. She is most known by her role as the predilect daughter of former Dominican dictator

Rafael Trujillo Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina ( , ; 24 October 189130 May 1961), nicknamed ''El Jefe'' (, "The Chief" or "The Boss"), was a Dominican dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He ser ...

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Early life

Angelita Trujillo is the daughter of the Dominican Republic dictator

and his third wife María de los Ángeles Martínez y Alba, known as ''la Españolita'' because of her Spanish origin.Espinal She was born in the affluent Parisine suburb of

. Trujillo enjoyed a privileged childhood. She was a special envoy of the Dominican government to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 1953.Raifi Genao Two years later, the Fair for the Peace and Fraternity of the Free World, was held in Trujillo City (present-day

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) where the 16-year-old Angelita, was crowned as "Queen Angelita I" to preside over the

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Exile

After her father’s assassination in 1961, the Trujillo family went into

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and later to

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. In Spain, Trujillo divorced Colonel Luis José León Estévez. After 7 years in Madrid, Trujillo moved to

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, where she met Colonel Luis José Domínguez Rodríguez, and married him.Franjul

Personal life

Trujillo married Luis José León Estévez and Luis José Domínguez Rodríguez, both

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. León Estévez hailed from Canca La Piedra in Tamboril ( Santiago Province) and was son of Manuel de Jesús León Jimenes and Dolores Ercilia Estévez Cabrera; Domínguez Rodríguez was native to Gurabo (Santiago Province) and his parents were José Ramón Domínguez Méndez and Mercedes Cervanda Rodríguez Taveras. In her first marriage she had three children: Luis José, Rafael Leónidas, and María de los Ángeles (b. Santo Domingo, April 1961; federal attorney and lawyer in the

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, she changed her surnames to "Domínguez Trujillo"); in her second marriage she gave birth to María Mercedes,

Ramfis Domínguez-Trujillo Luis José Ramfis Rafael Domínguez-Trujillo, also known as Ramfis Domínguez-Trujillo (born May 22, 1970) is an American politician. Biography Domínguez-Trujillo is known for being the grandson of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, wh ...

(b. New York, 1970; presidential candidate to the Dominican Republic general election, 2020), María Laura, María Julia Domínguez-Trujillo. Angelita Trujillo resides in

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Works

*"Trujillo, mi padre, en mis memorias" (2010)

References

Bibliography

* * * * *, Flor de Oro; , Bernardo. "Trujillo en la intimidad de según su hija Flor". (1965) * * Living people 1939 births Dominican Republic expatriates in France Dominican Republic expatriates in Spain Dominican Republic expatriates in the United States Dominican Republic people of Canarian descent Dominican Republic people of French descent Dominican Republic people of Haitian descent Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent People from Neuilly-sur-Seine People from Santo Domingo Rafael Trujillo White Dominicans Children of national leaders {{DominicanRepublic-writer-stub