predecessor successor death_date birth_place children religion nationality birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name occupation
council of secretaries of state superior governing junta 1878 -lrb- aged 54 or 55 -rrb- santiago de los caballeros , dominican republic two children christian dominican february 9 , 1823 20px 15th president of the dominican republic april 29 , 1876 ulises espaillat.jpg ulises francisco espaillat
 october 5 , 1876 ulises francisco espaillat dominican president
ulises francisco espaillat

ulises francisco espaillat quiñones -lrb- february 9 , 1823 -- 1878 -rrb- was a dominican author and politician .
he served as president of the dominican republic from april 29 , 1876 to october 5 , 1876 .
espaillat province is named after him .
born in santiago de los caballeros , he served in many offices , including senator , member of the house of representatives , customs inspector of puerto plata , and member of the provincial deputation of santiago .
he opposed the republic 's reannexation by spain , and as a result , was exiled ; he returned to his country in 1863 .
he served as vice president in 1864 .
with the support of gregorio luperón , espaillat won election as president on march 24 , 1876 .
espaillat was a political and economic liberal who wished to broaden the personal freedoms of the dominican people and improve the country 's economy by taking from the producers of the society in order to pay for his ideas .
however , he was forced to resign -lrb- on december 20 , 1876 -rrb- before he could set in motion any plan of action , due to rebellions in the south and east .
