Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: The province was named after Ulises Francisco Espaillat who was President of the Dominican Republic for a short period of time ( April 1876 - October 1876 ) .
Simplified: Espaillat is a province of the Dominican Republic . It is named for Ulises Francisco Espaillat ( 1823-1878 ) , the 19th-century author who was briefly President of the Republic in 1876 .