Francisco Espaillat

Francisco Espaillat
Lieutenant-Governor of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo for the Northern region
In office
1783–1786
MonarchCharles III of Spain
Governor
  1. Isidoro de Peralta y Rojas
  2. Joaquín García y Moreno
Succeeded byMiguel Negrete
Administrator of the Royal Tobacco Factory of Santiago
In office
1781–?
Preceded byFrancisco Antonio Velilla y Torres
Personal details
Born29 May 1734
Masclat, Kingdom of France
Died20 October 1807
Aguadilla, Captaincy General of Puerto Rico, Spanish Empire
NationalityFrench (1734–1787)
Spanish (1787–1807)
Spouse
  1. Catalina Tavares y Zapata
  2. Petronila Velilla y Sánchez
Children14
RelativesFrancisco Antonio Velilla (father-in-law)


Ulises Espaillat (grandson)

Rhina Espaillat (5th-great-granddaughter)
ResidenceSantiago de los Caballeros (1756–1805)
Occupationpublic officer, cattle rancher, sugar, tobacco and indigo planter
Professionsurgeon and physician

Francisco Espaillat y Virol (1734 – 1807) was a French-born surgeon, public officer, cattle rancher, and sugar, indigo and tobacco planter in the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo. As the largest slaveholder in this Spanish colony, he became one of the wealthiest men there and the ancestor of most of the present-day elite in Santiago, and the Dominican Republic elite in general, as his descendants used to marry with other upper-class families.