José Gabriel García, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Gabriel García

Dominican military, historian, politician, journalist and publicist

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1834

Place of Birth: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1910

Profession: writer, politician, journalist

Nationality: Dominican Republic

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

José Gabriel García (January 13, 1834 - January 19, 1910) was a Dominican military, historian, politician, journalist and publisher.
He is regarded as a cultural pioneer as well as the "Father of Dominican History".
He is the author of "Compendium of History of Santo Domingo" written in four volumes in 1867, 1887, 1900 and 1906 respectively and made numerous contributions in the fields of culture, literature and education.He is the founder of the first Dominican university, the Professional Institute (today University of Santo Domingo), co-founder of the country's first private printing and publishing company, Garcia Hermanos and founder of the country's first cultural society, "Los Amantes de las Letras" ("Lovers of the Letters"), responsible for establishing the first Dominican theatre and publishing the first Dominincan cultural newspaper "El Oasis", as well as the first Dominican magazine.