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Dominican banker (1929–2020)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Grullón and the second or maternal family name is
Espaillat .
Alejandro Enrique Grullón Espaillat (
Santiago de los Caballeros , April 3, 1929 –
Casa de Campo ,
La Romana , December 15, 2020) was a banker and businessman from the
Dominican Republic .
[1]
Grullón Espaillat was born to Manuel Alejandro Grullón Rodríguez-Objío (1895–1985) and Amantina Rafaela Espaillat González (1903–2006). He married Ana Dínorah Viñas Messina (1929–2001) in 1952, and later after he divorced, then he married Melba Segura Castillo (born 1956). He was grandnephew of
Arturo Grullón and second cousin of
Juan Isidro Jimenes Grullón .
He founded
Banco Popular Dominicano in January 1964, today the largest private bank in the Dominican Republic. He was the chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo Popular until April 2014, when he left his post to his son
Manuel Alejandro Grullón (1953–).
[2] He was also co-founder of the
NGO Fundación Sur Futuro .
Ancestors of Alejandro Grullón
[3]
[4]
[5] 16. Manuel Ramón Grullón Grullón (†1871) 8.
Máximo Grullón Salcedo (1826–1878) 17. Eustaquia Filomena Salcedo Gómez (1812–1834) 4. Servio Alejandro Grullón Julia (1860–1904) 18. Nicolás Francisco Julia Blanch (also father of #27) 9. Eleonora Julia Rodríguez (†1893; sister of #27) 19. Tomasina Rodríguez de Rojas (also mother of #27; aunt of #25; cousin of
Benigno Filomeno de Rojas ) 2. Manuel Alejandro Grullón Rodríguez-Objío (1895–1985) 20. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez 10.
Manuel Nemesio Rodríguez Objío (1838–1871) 21. Bernardina Objío Noble (1814–1893) 5. Mariana Rodríguez-Objío Ravelo (1886–1920) 22. Agustín Ravelo Hernández (1783–1872) 11. Mª del Rosario Ravelo Prados (1838–?) 23. Juana Prados Peláez (1800–1879) 1. Alejandro Enrique Grullón Espaillat (1929–2020) 24.
Ulises Francisco Espaillat Quiñones (cousin of #25; grandson of
Francisco Espaillat ) 12. Augusto Espaillat Espaillat (1849–1896) 25. Eloísa Espaillat Rodríguez (niece of #19; cousin of #24 and #27; granddaughter of
Francisco Espaillat ; uterine sister of
Juan Antonio Alix ) 6. Enrique de Jesús Espaillat Julia (1877–1934) 26. Juan Julia Ruiz (1818–1895) 13. Felicia Amalia Julia Julia 27. Rosa Virginia Julia Rodríguez (daughter of #18 and #19; sister of #9; cousin of #25) 3. Amantina Rafaela Espaillat González (1903–2006) 28. José Gregorio González Santín (1819–1870; brother of
Ignacio Mª González Santín ) 14. Ignacio María González Lavastida (1845–1886) 29. Ana Teresa Lavastida y Fernández de Palomares (sister of
Miguel Antonio Lavastida y Fernández de Palomares , Foreign Minister) 7. Ana Idalia González Nouel (1878–1970) 30. Carlos Rafael Nouel y Pierret (1803–1905; father of
Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla ) 15. Rosa Altagracia Nouel y Bobadilla (1857–1924; sister of
Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla ) 31. Clemencia Antonia Bobadilla y Desmier D’Olbreuse (1835–1876; daughter of
Tomás Bobadilla y Briones ; mother of
Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla )