Carlos Morales Languasco

Carlos Felipe Morales Languasco (23 August 1867 – 1 March 1914) was a Dominican priest, politician and military figure who was President of the Dominican Republic from 1903 to 1905.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Languasco.

Mr. President Carlos Morales Languasco
30th President of the Dominican Republic
In office November 24, 1903 – December 29, 1905
Vice President	Ramón Cáceres
Preceded by	Alejandro Woss y Gil
Succeeded by	Council of Secretaries of State
Personal details
Born	(1868-08-23)August 23, 1868 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Died	March 1, 1914(1914-03-01) (aged 45) Paris, France
Nationality	Dominican
Political party	Red Party
Spouse	Aurelia Castellanos Pelegrín
Parents	Agustín Morales Robainne (1839–1893) (father) Isabel Elizabeth Languasco Chevalier (1832–1905) (mother)
Profession	Military Officer and Politician

Early life

Carlos Morales Languasco was born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic on August 23, 1868. He was the son of Isabel Languasco Chevalier (1832–1905), a native of Puerto Plata, and Agustín Morales Robainne (1839–1893), a native of the Danish West Indies. Languasco was the daughter of a Nicolasa Chevalier Bonne, of French descent and native of Puerto Plata, and Agustín Languasco, a North Italian immigrant from the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont. Meanwhile Agustín Morales was the son of Rovisa Rossetta Robainne (1803–1857), a native of Saint Thomas (Danish West Indies), and Agustín Morales Brito (1806—1869), a Spaniard from Lanzarote.

Morales Languasco was ordained presbyter or priest by monsignor Fernando Arturo de Meriño in 1891.

Political career

Morales retired from priesthood to engage in politics. He was the President of Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic in 1901.^[1]

He was Governor of Puerto Plata during the presidency of Alejandro Woss y Gil to whom he led a coup on November 23, 1903.

He was president of the Dominican Republic from November 24, 1903 until his resignation on December 29, 1905. As President, he sought protectorate status for the Dominican Republic under the United States.^[2] Even though the DR did not become a US protectorate during his tenure, the US became very involved in DR's internal affairs.^[2] He gave the United States the rights to manage the Customs to pay the debt in which the Dominican Government had been involved since the presidency of Ulises Heureaux.

He died in Paris, France on March 1, 1914.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Carlos Morales Languasco

4. Agustín Morales Brito (1806−1869) Lanzarote, Spain 2. Agustín Morales Robainne (1839–1893) Saint Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands 5. Rovisa Rossetta Robainne (1803–1857) Saint Thomas 1. Carlos Felipe Morales Languasco (1867−1914) Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic 6. Agustín Languasco Oneglia, Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont 3. Isabel Languasco Chevalier (1832–1905) Puerto Plata 7. Nicolasa Chevalier Bonne Puerto Plata Sources: Larrazábal Blanco, Carlos. Familias Dominicanas (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Academia Dominicana de la Historia.