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José Ignacio Heredia y Mota (1859–1930) Great-Grandfather José Ignacio Heredia Mota was born on November 23, 1859, in Baní, Dominican Republic, though his son Rodolfo later claimed José Ignacio insisted he was born in Santiago, Cuba, despite official records stating otherwise. He was the son of Brigadier General Francisco Xavier Heredia Sola, a notable figure in the Dominican Republic, and the brother of Nicolás Heredia y Mota, a poet, novelist, journalist, and Cuban revolutionary born in 1855 in Baní, who later became a prominent figure in Matanzas, Cuba. José Ignacio followed a path of military service, joining the Cuban Army during the Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898). By 1898, he had attained the rank of 1st Lieutenant, contributing to the struggle against Spanish colonial rule. His father’s connection to General Máximo Gómez, a key figure in the Cuban independence movement, is noteworthy. Gómez, born in Baní in 1836, served as Francisco Xavier’s secretary in Ocoa during his y...

Rafael de Angulo y Heredia 2nd Cousin 3x Removed Rafael de Angulo y Heredia was a prominent Spanish-Cuban businessman, financier, and aristocrat born on May 11, 1850, in Matanzas, Cuba, during the period when Cuba was a Spanish colony. He died on June 7, 1934, in Paris, France, at the age of 84. The dates "1915-1934" in your query likely refer to the period during which he held the noble title of the first Marqués de Caviedes, granted by King Alfonso XIII of Spain on April 5, 1915, and retained until his death. His parents were Laureano Angulo y Heredia and Rafaela Heredia y Heredia, sister to the famous poet, Jose Maria Heredia y Heredia. Early Life and Career Born into a well-connected family in colonial Cuba, Angulo y Heredia moved to Europe early in his life, establishing himself in France. He became a successful entrepreneur and banker, notably founding the Banco Español en París (Spanish Bank in Paris), which catered to Spanish expatriates and interests in France. He a...

María Encarnación Mota Carmona Grandfather's Great Aunt María Encarnación Mota Carmona, born in 1840 in Baní, Peravia, Dominican Republic, was the daughter of General Manuel de Regla Mota y Álvarez, a prominent Dominican military figure and the 5th President of the Dominican Republic (May 26, 1856 – October 8, 1856), and Ana Joaquina Carmona González. She was one of several siblings, including Ezequiel, Margarita, José Antonio, Manuel María, María Valentina, Juan Gregorio, María Altagracia, Francisco Luis, and María De La Merced Mota Carmona. Growing up in a politically influential family in Baní, María Encarnación was exposed to the turbulent political and social climate of the Dominican Republic during its formative years following independence from Haiti in 1844. Her father’s close alliance with Pedro Santana, a key figure in Dominican politics, placed the Mota family at the center of national affairs, shaping María Encarnación’s worldview and commitment to her country’s soverei...

1960 Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhUbTr-cF10 3rd cousin 3 times removed Marie de Heredia (married name: de Régnier) (20 December 1875 – 6 February 1963), also known by her maiden name Marie de Heredia or her pen-name Gérard d'Houville, was a French novelist and poet, and closely involved in the artistic circles of early twentieth-century Paris. Marie de Heredia was the second of three daughters of Cuban-born French poet José-Maria de Heredia, and from an early age she mixed with many writers and artists that came to her father's house, including Leconte de Lisle, Anna de Noailles, Paul Valéry, Pierre Louÿs and Anatole France. Though sometimes better known for her liaisons with other artists, Marie de Régnier was a very accomplished poet and novelist in her own right, "considered one of the most gifted of the bevy of women writers that her age produced".Her first attempts at poetry were written at the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, where her father was ...

Interview with Paul Estrade: https://youtu.be/Rf_54vqhsKQ 1st cousin 4 times removed Severiano de Heredia (8 November 1836 – 9 February 1901) was a Cuban-born biracial politician, a freemason, a left-wing republican, naturalized as French in 1870, who was president of the municipal council of Paris from 1 August 1879 to 12 February 1880, making him the only native of the American continent who was appointed on relevant post of the Mayor of Paris[note 1] and the first mayor of African descent of a Western world capital. In 1880, he succeeded Victor Hugo in the presidency of the Philotechnical Association. He served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1881 to 1889 and was briefly Minister of Public Works for the cabinet of Maurice Rouvier in 1887, at the time when the Eiffel Tower first started being built, where he planned and oversaw the construction of some of the finest French highways. He is a 1st cousin to both the famous Cuban-born, French poet José-Maria de Heredia and Cuban poet Jos...

(ggg-grandfather) SANTO DOMINGO, on November 21, 1795, Pres. Manuel de Regla Mota was born in Baní, the son of Antonio Mota and María Alvarez. As a young man he joined public activities. In 1844 he had the rank of colonel in the militia and joined the independence movement. Manuel de Regla Mota became one of the trusted men of President Pedro Santana. On May 26, 1856, when President Santana resigned, losing the support of some collaborators and allies, Manuel de Regla Mota was the person who took his place. A version of the time shows that political pressure and the abandonment of his friends prompted Santana to leave the Presidency, for which De Regla Mota took over, who with the country ruined due to the recent war with Haiti, and the unbacked monetary issues that had been authorized to finance them, fell into an economic crisis. Faced with this situation, President De Regla Mota, among his first measures, removed part of the military from the Army, since the Government had no funds ...

Marcelle de Heredia Lapicque 2nd cousin 3 times removed Marcelle de Heredia Lapicque (1873 – 1960) was a French neurophysiologist known for her research on nerve impulses (chronaxie) and the effects of poisons, especially strychnine, on chronaxie. She was in charge of the Laboratoire des Hautes-Études General Physiology laboratory until her death.  Marcelle Lapicque, though overshadowed in by her husband, Louis Lapicque, was an influential scientist in her own right, publishing many papers as sole author and holding a membership to the Société de Biologie. Louis Lapicque "insisted on the importance of his wife as equal co-worker in all his research". She was the daughter of Cuban-born, French politician Severiano de Heredia and cousin to Maria de Heredia de Regnier Louis and Marcelle visited Harvard University on diplomatic visas in 1929, entering the USA on January 11th of that year.  The purpose of their trip was to see Harvard's Medical School during their 20-day stay....

Nicolás Heredia y Mota intellectual and nationalized Cuban politician, of Dominican origin. Great-great-uncle Born in Bani, Dominican Republic on June 20, 1855 Bachelor of Laws and bachelor’s in philosophy and Letters Alma mater University of Matanzas, Cuba. Poet and politician He was a prominent Cuban adoption novelist who used a variety of pseudonyms such as Cesar of Hinolia, Mustard, Luis Villarena, The Migrant, The Knight Bayardo and many more. He published El Figaro after the outbreak of the 95 War, the Cuban War Chronicles. In the wake of this he migrated to the United States and joined the revolutionary groups, publishing articles in the Patria Newspaper. Very young boy was still moved to Cuba, where he studied all his studies. He resided most of his life in Matanzas. He earned Bachelor of Law degrees and bachelor’s in philosophy and Letters. He dedicated himself to teaching. Although he joined the Autonomist Party, his ideas marched toward separatism. He presided over the Liber...

José María Heredia y Heredia   1st cousin 4 times removed 1st cousin to French writer - Jose Maria Heredia y Girard, Mayor of Paris - Severiano de Heredia, Brig. Gen. Francisco Xavier Heredia Sola José María Heredia y Heredia, also known as José María Heredia y Campuzano, was born on December 31, 1803, in Santiago de Cuba. Heredia is considered to be the first poet of American Romanticism, especially in Latin America. He received a law degree from the University of Havana in 1823.  Considered the first romantic poet in America and one of the greatest in the Spanish language, this Cuban author also worked as a judge, lawyer, translator, novelist, playwright, soldier and politician. His extensive poetic work is very famous and well-known, as are his dramas, Atreus, Sulla or The Last Romans. When he was sixteen, Heredia wrote “En el teocalli de Cholula,” a meditation on the ruins of a pre-Hispanic temple, which is considered among Heredia’s most accomplished works. Shortly a...

José-Maria de Heredia  2nd cousin 4 times removed The French poet is 1st cousin to Jose Maria Heredia y Heredia, Severiano de Heredia, & Brig. Gen. Francisco Xavier Heredia y Solá. Father to Marie de Regnier (de Heredia) and grandfather to Pierre de Regnier. José-Maria de Heredia (22 November 1842 – 3 October 1905) was a Cuban-born French Parnassian poet. He was the fifteenth member elected for seat 4 of the Académie française in 1894. Early years Heredia was born at Fortuna Cafeyere, near Santiago de Cuba, to Domingo de Heredia Mieses Pimentel Guridi native of Santo Domingo and his second wife, Louise Girard d'Houville, whose grandparents migrated to Santo Domingo from Dieppe, France. At the age of 8 he went from the West Indies to France, returning then to Havana at age seventeen, and finally making France his home not long afterwards. He received his classical education with the priests of Saint Vincent at Senlis, and after his visit to Havana he studied at the Ecole des Cha...

Great-great grandfather Brig. Gen. Francisco Javier Jose Ramon Serafin Heredia y Solá B: August 1, 1831, Bani, Kingdom of Spain, Flag of Spain D: July 25, 1884 (53 years old), Manzanillo, Cuba Summary I  Career summary & family II  Military career III Arrival in Cuba IV Incorporation into the Liberation Army V Betrayal I Biographical Summary Francisco Javier Heredia Solá was a brigadier general. He fought in the Spanish ranks until his incorporation into the Cuban Liberation Army, which he betrayed and continued the fight in the ranks of the Spanish Army, fighting the Cubans throughout the war in the province of Oriente. He married Maria Altagracia Mota y Carmona, B: Jan. 21, B: 1832 - D: late 19th century, in 1852. She was the daughter of the 5th President of the Dominican Republic, Gen. Manuel de Regla Mota. They had several children, including: writer, Nicolas Heredia y Mota.   He was first cousin to Severiano de Heredia, Jose Maria Heredia y Heredia, and Jose...

2nd Cousin, 3 times removed Antonio Angulo y Heredia (1837–1875) was a Cuban poet, writer, and philosopher born in Matanzas, Cuba, on August 4, 1837. He came from a prominent family; his father, José Miguel Angulo y Heredia, was an intellectual and reformist, and his mother, María Ignacia Heredia y Heredia, was the sister of the renowned poet José María Heredia. Angulo studied at prestigious Cuban institutions, including La Empresa, El Plantel, and El Salvador, where he was mentored by José de la Luz y Caballero, a key figure in Cuban philosophy. He later pursued law at the University of Havana and completed his degree in Madrid in 1863. Angulo is best known for his contributions to Cuban philosophy, particularly his advocacy of Krausism, a German philosophical movement emphasizing tolerance, academic freedom, and secularism. He studied the works of Karl Christian Friedrich Krause during a trip to Germany in 1860 and promoted these ideas in Spain, aligning them with liberal principles....