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'''Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla''' (12 December 1862, [[Santo Domingo]] – 26 June 1937), [[archbishop]], [[educator]] and [[politician]] was the son of Don Carlos Nouel and Antonia Bobadilla and the first [[president of the Dominican Republic|provisional president of the Dominican Republic]] from 30 November 1912 to 13 April 1913. |
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| name = Adolfo Alejandro Nouel |
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| title = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo|Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Primate of the Indies]] |
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| archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo|Santo Domingo]] |
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| see = [[Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor]] |
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| appointed = 20 August 1906 |
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| quashed = 11 October 1935 |
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| predecessor = [[Fernando Arturo de Meriño]] |
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| successor = [[Ricardo Pittini]] |
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| other_post = [[President of the Dominican Republic]] (1912–1913) |
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| ordination = 19 December 1885 |
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| ordained_by = [[Fernando Arturo de Meriño]] |
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| consecration = 16 October 1904 |
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| consecrated_by = [[Rafael Merry del Val]] |
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| birth_name = Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1862|12|12}} |
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| birth_place = [[Santo Domingo]], [[Captaincy General of Santo Domingo]], [[Spanish Empire]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1937|06|25|1862|12|12}} |
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| death_place = [[Ciudad Trujillo]], [[Distrito Nacional|District of Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] |
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| nationality = [[People of the Dominican Republic|Dominican]] |
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| religion = [[Catholic Church]] |
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| residence = Santo Domingo |
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| parents = [[Carlos Rafael Nouel y Pierret]] (father), Clemencia Antonia Bobadilla y Desmier D'Olbreuse (mother) |
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'''Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla''' (12 December 1862, [[Santo Domingo]] – 26 June 1937) was an [[archbishop]], [[educator]] and [[interim president]] of the [[Dominican Republic]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Nouel was born to Carlos Rafael Nouel y Pierret, a Dominican diplomat, law teacher, journalist, and businessman of French descent, and Clemencia Antonia Bobadilla y Desmier |
Nouel was born to [[Carlos Rafael Nouel y Pierret]], a Dominican diplomat, law teacher, journalist, and businessman of French descent, and Clemencia Antonia Bobadilla y Desmier D'Olbreuse (daughter of President [[Tomás Bobadilla|Tomás Bobadilla y Briones]], of full Spanish descent and the first ruler of the Dominican Republic, with his wife of French noble origin María Virginia Desmier D'Olbreuse y Allard, from the [[Castle of Olbreuse|Desmier of Olbreuse]] dynasty) in [[Santo Domingo]]. Nouel was 3/4 French and 1/4 Spanish. His great-grandfather, Barthelemy Pierret Grinet, was a French gunnery sergeant who arrived to the island on 29 January 1802 in the fleet commanded by General [[Charles Leclerc (general, born 1772)|Leclerc]], Napoleon's brother-in-law.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Edwin Rafael|last=Espinal Hernández|title=Los descendientes de la flota de Leclerc|url=http://www.idg.org.do/capsulas/diciembre2005/diciembre20053.htm|journal=Cápsulas Genealógicas|publisher=Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía (Dominican Institute of Genealogy)|date=3 December 2005|access-date=27 September 2014|language=es}}</ref> |
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| 1= 1. '''Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla''' ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1862, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1937) |
| 1= 1. '''Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla''' ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1862, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1937) |
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| 2= 2. Carlos Rafael Nouel y Pierret ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1833, {{Abbr|m.|married}} 1854, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1905) |
| 2= 2. Carlos Rafael Nouel y Pierret ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1833, {{Abbr|m.|married}} 1854, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1905) |
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| 3= 3. Clemencia Antonia Bobadilla y |
| 3= 3. Clemencia Antonia Bobadilla y [[Castle of Olbreuse|Desmier D'Olbreuse]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1835, {{Abbr|m.|married}} 1854, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1876) |
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| 4= 4. Juan Bautista Adolfo Nouel y Gobert ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1806, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1859) |
| 4= 4. Juan Bautista Adolfo Nouel y Gobert ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1806, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1859) |
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| 5= 5. Juana Rosa Margarita Pierret y Grandier ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1800) |
| 5= 5. Juana Rosa Margarita Pierret y Grandier ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1800) |
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| 6= 6. [[Tomás Bobadilla|Tomás Bobadilla y Briones]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1785, {{Abbr|m.|married}} 1832, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1871) |
| 6= 6. [[Tomás Bobadilla|Tomás Bobadilla y Briones]] ({{Abbr|b.|born}} 1785, {{Abbr|m.|married}} 1832, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1871) |
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| 7= 7. María Virginia Desmier |
| 7= 7. María Virginia Desmier D'Olbreuse y Allard ({{Abbr|m.|married}} 1832,{{Abbr|d.|died}} 1879) |
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| 8= 8. François-Adolphe Nouel Naulin |
| 8= 8. François-Adolphe Nouel Naulin |
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| 9= 9. Marie-Sophie Gobert Tessier |
| 9= 9. Marie-Sophie Gobert Tessier |
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|12= 12. Vicente Bobadilla y Amaral (<!-- {{Abbr|b.|born}} 1772, -->{{Abbr|d.|died}} 1832) |
|12= 12. Vicente Bobadilla y Amaral (<!-- {{Abbr|b.|born}} 1772, -->{{Abbr|d.|died}} 1832) |
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|13= 13. Gregoria Justina Briones y Pérez |
|13= 13. Gregoria Justina Briones y Pérez |
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|14= 14. Bernard Desmier |
|14= 14. Bernard Desmier D'Olbreuse |
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|15= 15. Marie-Madeleine Allard |
|15= 15. Marie-Madeleine Allard |
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|16= 16. Blaise Nouel Marien |
|16= 16. Blaise Nouel Marien |
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|20= 20. Robert Pierret |
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|21= 21. Marie-Louise Grienet |
|21= 21. Marie-Louise Grienet |
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|22= 22. Jérôme Grandier |
|22= 22. Jérôme Grandier Jerlin |
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|23= 23. Pétronille Chapenoise |
|23= 23. Pétronille Chapenoise |
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|24= 24. Tomás Bobadilla y Mueses (<!-- {{Abbr|b.|born}} 1758, -->{{Abbr|m.|married}} 1779, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1872) |
|24= 24. Tomás Bobadilla y Mueses (<!-- {{Abbr|b.|born}} 1758, -->{{Abbr|m.|married}} 1779, {{Abbr|d.|died}} 1872) |
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He began his studies in El Colegio El Estudio, of Santo Domingo, and afterward he studied at the Seminary of the [[Dominican Republic|Dominican Capital]]. Before going to study abroad, he was a student of Archbishop [[Fernando Arturo de Meriño]]. He went to [[Italy]] where he studied in the Colegio Latin Pio for ten years. He excelled in this school as one of the brightest students. In 1883 he received a doctorate in philosophy and bachelor's degree in [[theology]] and [[canon law]] from the Gregorian University. In 1885, accompanied by [[Monsignor]] Meriño, he returned to Santo Domingo and received the sacred order of priesthood in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo. |
He began his studies in El Colegio El Estudio, of Santo Domingo, and afterward he studied at the Seminary of the [[Dominican Republic|Dominican Capital]]. Before going to study abroad, he was a student of Archbishop [[Fernando Arturo de Meriño]]. He went to [[Italy]] where he studied in the Colegio Latin Pio for ten years. He excelled in this school as one of the brightest students. In 1883 he received a doctorate in philosophy and bachelor's degree in [[theology]] and [[canon law]] from the Gregorian University. In 1885, accompanied by [[Monsignor]] Meriño, he returned to Santo Domingo and received the sacred order of priesthood in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo. |
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==Priesthood== |
==Priesthood== |
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In 1888 he became the [[parish priest]] of [[San Juan de la Maguana|San Juan]]. In 1890, he became parish priest of the [[Cathedral of Santo Domingo]] and [[Chancellor (education)|vice-chancellor]] of the Conciliar Seminary of Santo Tomas de Aquino. In this seminary he taught [[Philosophy]], [[Latin]] and [[Theology]]. Later he became parish priest of Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz in el Seibo, San Juan de la Maguana and finally of the parish in La Vega. In this city he initiated the building of a church the Town designated as "adopted son". |
In 1888 he became the [[parish priest]] of [[San Juan de la Maguana|San Juan]]. In 1890, he became parish priest of the [[Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor|Cathedral of Santo Domingo]] and [[Chancellor (education)|vice-chancellor]] of the Conciliar Seminary of Santo Tomas de Aquino. In this seminary he taught [[Philosophy]], [[Latin]] and [[Theology]]. Later he became parish priest of Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz in el Seibo, San Juan de la Maguana and finally of the parish in La Vega. In this city he initiated the building of a church the Town designated as "adopted son". |
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In 1903, he was elected deputy of the Province of [[La Vega Province|La Vega]]. He traveled to [[Rome]], in this year and was designated by |
In 1903, he was elected deputy of the Province of [[La Vega Province|La Vega]]. He traveled to [[Rome]], in this year and was designated by Cardinal Merry de Val as [[Archbishop of Metymma]] and successor of Monsignor Merino whom he succeeded in the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo after his death on August 20, 1906. |
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==Politics== |
==Politics== |
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He was inaugurated as |
He was inaugurated as provisional [[president of the Dominican Republic]] through a decree of the National Congress on November 30, 1912. His rise to office was due to the [[Dominican Civil War (1911–12)|ongoing Civil War]] and the imperative that the presidential office be occupied by a neutral person, who inspired trust and respect, and could offer a stable peace. He resigned before the National Assembly, on April 13, 1913, after considering that he had achieved his purpose to bring peace to the country. |
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The invasion of the Dominican Republic by American troops, surprised him while he was in [[Rome]] where he had traveled for health reasons. He returned to Santo Domingo in 1920 and wrote a letter to the American [[Ambassador]] protesting the American intervention. |
The [[United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–24)|invasion of the Dominican Republic by American troops]], surprised him while he was in [[Rome]] where he had traveled for health reasons. He returned to Santo Domingo in 1920 and wrote a letter to the American [[Ambassador]] protesting the American intervention. |
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==Writing== |
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His literary work has |
His literary work has not been published. Typed copies are kept by the [[Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo]]. He was in charge of editing the work of his father ''Historia Eclesiastica de la Arquidiocesis de Santo Domingo''. |
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He was in the middle of revising several documents from ''el Archivo de Indias'' when he died in 1937. |
He was in the middle of revising several documents from ''el Archivo de Indias'' when he died in 1937. |
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Adolfo Alejandro Nouel | |
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Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Primate of the Indies | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Santo Domingo |
See | Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor |
Appointed | 20 August 1906 |
Quashed | 11 October 1935 |
Predecessor | Fernando Arturo de Meriño |
Successor | Ricardo Pittini |
Other post(s) | President of the Dominican Republic (1912–1913) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 19 December 1885 by Fernando Arturo de Meriño |
Consecration | 16 October 1904 by Rafael Merry del Val |
Personal details | |
Born | Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla December 12, 1862 |
Died | June 25, 1937 Ciudad Trujillo, District of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | (aged 74)
Nationality | Dominican |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Residence | Santo Domingo |
Parents | Carlos Rafael Nouel y Pierret (father), Clemencia Antonia Bobadilla y Desmier D'Olbreuse (mother) |
Motto | Iustitia et Pax (Latin for 'Justice and Peace') |
Coat of arms |
Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla (12 December 1862, Santo Domingo – 26 June 1937) was an archbishop, educator and interim president of the Dominican Republic.
Early life and education
[edit]Nouel was born to Carlos Rafael Nouel y Pierret, a Dominican diplomat, law teacher, journalist, and businessman of French descent, and Clemencia Antonia Bobadilla y Desmier D'Olbreuse (daughter of President Tomás Bobadilla y Briones, of full Spanish descent and the first ruler of the Dominican Republic, with his wife of French noble origin María Virginia Desmier D'Olbreuse y Allard, from the Desmier of Olbreuse dynasty) in Santo Domingo. Nouel was 3/4 French and 1/4 Spanish. His great-grandfather, Barthelemy Pierret Grinet, was a French gunnery sergeant who arrived to the island on 29 January 1802 in the fleet commanded by General Leclerc, Napoleon's brother-in-law.[1]
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He began his studies in El Colegio El Estudio, of Santo Domingo, and afterward he studied at the Seminary of the Dominican Capital. Before going to study abroad, he was a student of Archbishop Fernando Arturo de Meriño. He went to Italy where he studied in the Colegio Latin Pio for ten years. He excelled in this school as one of the brightest students. In 1883 he received a doctorate in philosophy and bachelor's degree in theology and canon law from the Gregorian University. In 1885, accompanied by Monsignor Meriño, he returned to Santo Domingo and received the sacred order of priesthood in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo.
Priesthood
[edit]In 1888 he became the parish priest of San Juan. In 1890, he became parish priest of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo and vice-chancellor of the Conciliar Seminary of Santo Tomas de Aquino. In this seminary he taught Philosophy, Latin and Theology. Later he became parish priest of Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz in el Seibo, San Juan de la Maguana and finally of the parish in La Vega. In this city he initiated the building of a church the Town designated as "adopted son".
In 1903, he was elected deputy of the Province of La Vega. He traveled to Rome, in this year and was designated by Cardinal Merry de Val as Archbishop of Metymma and successor of Monsignor Merino whom he succeeded in the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo after his death on August 20, 1906.
Politics
[edit]He was inaugurated as provisional president of the Dominican Republic through a decree of the National Congress on November 30, 1912. His rise to office was due to the ongoing Civil War and the imperative that the presidential office be occupied by a neutral person, who inspired trust and respect, and could offer a stable peace. He resigned before the National Assembly, on April 13, 1913, after considering that he had achieved his purpose to bring peace to the country.
The invasion of the Dominican Republic by American troops, surprised him while he was in Rome where he had traveled for health reasons. He returned to Santo Domingo in 1920 and wrote a letter to the American Ambassador protesting the American intervention.
Writing
[edit]His literary work has not been published. Typed copies are kept by the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo. He was in charge of editing the work of his father Historia Eclesiastica de la Arquidiocesis de Santo Domingo.
He was in the middle of revising several documents from el Archivo de Indias when he died in 1937.
Tributes
[edit]Monseñor Nouel Province was named for Adolfo Nouel.
References
[edit]- ^ Espinal Hernández, Edwin Rafael (3 December 2005). "Los descendientes de la flota de Leclerc". Cápsulas Genealógicas (in Spanish). Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía (Dominican Institute of Genealogy). Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- 1862 births
- 1937 deaths
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Santo Domingo
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Dominican Republic
- Presidents of the Dominican Republic
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
- Monseñor Nouel Province
- Dominican Republic people of Breton descent
- Dominican Republic people of French descent
- Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent
- Dominican Republic people of Canarian descent
- White Dominicans