Marcos Ezequiel Antonio Cabral y Figueredo (10 April 1842 â 3 March 1903) was a Dominican military officer, renowned writer, speaker, and president of the Dominican Republic.
Born into a family whose lineage dates back to Portugal, Castile, and the Canary Islands. His great-great-grandfather Marcos Cabral Maldonado was mayor of Hincha around 1760. His father was Melchor MarÃÂa Cabral y Luna, and his mother ÃÂgueda Figueredo Rivera. He was the nephew of General Dionisio Cabral y Luna and the several-time president of the Dominican Republic José MarÃÂa Cabral. Cabral married his second-cousin Altagracia Amelia Báez Andújar, the daughter of President Buenaventura Báez, and begat 7 children: José MarÃÂa, Ramona Antonia, Casilda, Pablo, Buenaventura, Mario FermÃÂn, and Altagracia Amelia Cabral y Báez.
During th Dominican Restoration War, Cabral Figurredo was personal secretary of General Pedro Florentino. He was there in September 1863, when he rose up against Spain in BanÃÂ. Due to his militancy, he fell under the control of General Domingo Lazala, who had condemned the patrician Francisco del Rosario Sánchez to death some several years prior in 1861. His time as head of state was brief. He took office as President of the Provisional Government Board on 10 December 1876, replacing President Ignacio MarÃÂa González, who renounced power. At the same time, Cabral Figueredo transferred command of the country on 27 December 1876 to his father-in-law Buenaventura Báez.
Cabral Figueredo died on 3 March 1903 in Santo Domingo after giving a fiery speech at Puerta del Conde.