Federico Henríquez y Carvajal was a writer, journalist and teacher from the Dominican Republic.
Background
Henríquez y Carvajal was the son of Noel Henríquez Altías, a Sephardic Jew from Curaçao, and Clotilde Carvajal Fernández, who descended from the last surviving Tainos in Hispaniola. He had 10 siblings, including Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal who was President of the Dominican Republic.
Career
Henríquez was Rector of the University of Santo Domingo and Chairman of the Dominican Academy of History. He also was President of the Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic and Minister of Home Affairs.