Looking for excuses in assumptions acts of institutional corruption and high degrees of political repressiona group of conspirators headed by the then young Ramon Caceres, Jacobo Lara, and Horacio Vasquez took the life of President Ulises Hilarion Heureaux Lebert popularly known as “Lilis”.
It was July 26, 1889, when in the city of Mochathis group of conspirators fired several shots at Lilís, hitting one of the bullets in her heart.
According to the story, a few hours later the governor of the province SantiagoGeneral Perico Pepín, armed himself with courage and between gunshots along with his men took the lifeless body of Lilís and transferred it to the city of Santiago.
It should be remembered that Heureaux he was in Mocha since July 21 of that year, seeking to calm the men who embodied the businesses of the time, since there were disagreements due to the effects generated by the inorganic emissions from the Government.
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At that moment, Ulysses Heureaux undertook to incinerate all banknotes that were issued with the sole interest of restore confidence that had momentarily lost in his mandate.
Characterized by its ease of agreement in the first termsand to be able to integrate leaders of the Red and Blue parties, Heureaux he fell into descriptions of intolerance inside and outside his organization.
An example of political and military power of Lilíswas marked on the culmination of his first mandate. Out of power, during the period 1884-1886 he would have taken some actions that would seek control of the Game Bluebeing dominated at that time by the General Gregorio Luperon.
From then on, crises began to arise inside and outside the party, until managing to increase his power, he was accused by the Luperon himself of various acts, including a alleged “voter fraud”.
One of the punishments that follows the journey through the history of Ulysses Heureaux “Lilis”is he historians’ biaswho ignore his courage and intelligence at various times.
