José María Cabral
General José María Cabral y Luna (born Ingenio Nuevo; December 12, 1816 in San Cristóbal Province – February 28, 1899 in Santo Domingo) was a Dominican military figure and politician. He served as the first Supreme Chief of the Dominican Republic from August 4, 1865 to November 15 of that year and again officially as president from August 22, 1866 until January 3, 1868. Early life and family
Cabral was born near San Cristóbal to a prominent and wealthy Criollo family from Hincha. His parents were Ramona de Luna y Andújar, who was cousin of the Virgins of Galindo, and Juan Marcos Cabral y Aybar. He was uncle of future Dominican president Marcos Antonio Cabral. Politics

Presidency
On August 17, 1865 President Cabral abolished capital punishment and banishment in the Dominican Republic. References

Biography at the Enciclopedia Virtual Dominicana

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1816 births
1899 deaths
19th-century Dominican Republic politicians
People of the Dominican War of Independence
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People of the Six Years' War
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