José León Asensio

For other people named José León, see José León (disambiguation).

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

José Augusto César León Asensio (21 February 1934 – 4 March 2024) was a Dominican businessman. León was the President of Grupo León Jimenes. According to Forbes, León Asensio was among the ten largest fortunes in the Dominican Republic, with a net worth that borders the billion-dollar mark.^[3]

José A. León Asensio
Born	(1934-02-21)21 February 1934 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Died	4 March 2024(2024-03-04) (aged 90)
Nationality	Dominican
Known for	Entrepreneurship
Board member of	Grupo León Jimenes
Spouse	Petrica Cabral Vega
Children	María Amalia León Cabral & Lidia León Cabral[1]
Parent	Eduardo León Jimenes (father) & María Asensio Córdoba (mother)
Relatives	Eduardo León Asensio (brother) Sarah Jorge León (granddaughter) Ricardo Brugal León (nephew) José María Cabral Bermúdez (father-in-law) Manuel Díez Cabral (nephew-in-law) Julio Vega Batlle (uncle-in-law) Donald Reid Cabral (cousin-in-law)
Awards	Order of Christopher Columbus (1983)[2] Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella (1993)[2] Empresario de las Américas (1999)[2]

Early life

Born in 1934 as the seventh and last child of Eduardo Antonio León Jimenes (Guazumal, Tamboril, Santiago, 1885–1937) and María Asensio Córdoba (1896–1976).^[4] His father died when he was just 3 years and 7 months old.

León had a degree in Business Management from Babson College (Wellesley, Mass.).^[5]

On 3 August 1958, he married Petrica Cabral Vega (born 1938), daughter of José María Cabral Bermúdez and Amelia Vega Batlle (sister of Julio Vega Batlle and great-granddaughter of Ulises Espaillat).

Ancestors of José León Asensio

16. Juan Abreu Hernández (uncle of #19) 8. Elías de León 17. María Manuela de León 4. Antonio Gavino de León González (b. 1848, m. 1877, d. 1913) 18. Pedro González 9. Francisca González Abreu 19. Juana Teresa Abreu Durán (niece of #16) 2. Eduardo Antonio León Jimenes (b. 1885, m. 1916, d. 1937) 10. Juan de Jesús Jiménez 5. María Natividad Jiménez López 22. Andrés López Polanco 11. María de la Cruz López 23. Rosa Almánzar 1. José Augusto César León Asensio (b. 1934, m. 1958) 24. Antonio Asensio 12. Ramón Asensio Gaspar (died in or before 1903) 25. Vicenta Gaspar 6. Ramón Asensio Ruiz (b. 1863, m. 1894, w. 1905, rm. 1911, d. 1946) 26. Francisco Ruíz Luna 13. Eulalia Ruiz Ramírez (registered as widow in the 1903 Census) 27. Escolástica Ramírez Algarrobo 3. María Asensio Córdoba (b. 1896, m. 1916, d. 1976) 14. Eugenio Córdoba 7. Rosa Adelaida Córdoba Viscarrondo (b. 1870, m. 1894, d. 1905) 30. Andrés de Salvador Vizcarrondo y Ortíz de Zárate (b. 1804, m. 1842, d. 1897) 15. Octavia Viscarrondo Rojas 31. Carmen María Dámasa Rojas y Rojas (b. 1827, m. 1842, d. 1893)

Business career

In the 1960s, the tobacco company founded by his father, began to grow tremendously.^[6]

Death

José León Asensio died on 4 March 2024, less than two weeks after his 90th birthday.^[7]