Felipe Horacio Vásquez Lajara (October 22, 1860 – March 25, 1936) was a Dominican general and political figure. He served as the president of the Provisional Government Junta of the

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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 Isidro Jimenes Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (November 15, 1846 – May 9, 1919) was a Dominican political figure. He served as the president of the Dominican Republic between 15 November 1899 and 2 May 1902, and again between 5 December 1914 and 7 May 1916. J ...

. He ran for a full term as president in 1914, but lost to Jimenes. In 1888, Vásquez married

Trina de Moya Trina de Moya (January 13, 1863 – March 13, 1941), also known by Trinidad de Moya, Trina de Moya de Vásquez, and Doña Trina, was a Dominican poet and writer. She served as the First Lady of the Dominican Republic as the wife of President Hor ...

, a poet and writer from La Vega. Following the occupation of the Dominican Republic by U.S. military forces from 1916–1924, Vásquez was democratically

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as president of the country and served between 1924 and 1930, and again separately in 1930 before being ousted by General

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and sent into

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. A

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in Santo Domingo is named after him.

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