Ramón Báez Romano Explained

Ramón Báez Romano (4 March 1929 – 7 March 2022) was a Dominican businessman, politician, and golfer. Coming from one of the most influential families in the Dominican Republic,[1] [2] he was Minister of Industry and Trade during the administration of President Antonio Guzmán.[3] He was CEO of Rosario Dominicana, Baninter, and Listín Diario, among others.

Romano was born on 4 March 1929.[4] He is a member of the Dominican Golf Hall of Fame.[5] Romano died on 7 March 2022, three days after his 93rd birthday.[6]

Ancestry

Báez was a descendant of Spanish conquistadors Rodrigo de Bastidas and Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés,[7] [8] the Dominican presidents Buenaventura Báez and Ramón Báez,[1] and the Jesuit priest and historian Antonio Sánchez Valverde (who had an illegitimate son with a married woman).[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edwin . Espinal . Los Báez . 1 December 2014 . Cápsulas genealógicas (Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía) . 10 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140422120100/http://hoy.com.do/capsulas-genealogicaslos-baez/ . 22 April 2014 . Hoy . Santo Domingo.
  2. Web site: Tony Smith. Fallen Banker Courted in Jail Cell. 22 April 2014. 23 May 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20140422121502/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/27/business/worldbusiness/27DOMI.html. 22 April 2014. The New York Times. Santo Domingo.
  3. Web site: El Fraude en el Baninter y sus Efectos en la Sociedad. 7 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140422142612/http://pciudadana.org/archivo/crisisbancaria/Libro/librobaninter.pdf. 22 April 2014. Participación Ciudadana. 208–209.
  4. Web site: Ha fallecido el empresario Ramón Báez Romano a los 93 años. 7 March 2022.
  5. News: Báez Romano, Bonetti Burgos y Najri, inmortales. El Nacional. 23 March 2010.
  6. https://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2022/03/07/711954/fallece-don-ramon-baez-romano-expresidente-editora-de-listin-diario/ Fallece don Ramón Báez Romano, expresidente Editora de Listín Diario
  7. Web site: González Hernández. Julio Amable. ¿Existen descendientes de Rodrigo de Bastidas? (1 de 2). Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. 7 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141207223423/http://www.idg.org.do/capsulas/mayo2005/mayo200528.htm. 7 December 2014. Spanish. 28 May 2005.
  8. Web site: González Hernández. Julio Amable. ¿Existen descendientes de Rodrigo de Bastidas? (2 de 2). Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. 7 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141207223737/http://www.idg.org.do/capsulas/junio2005/junio20054.htm. 7 December 2014. Spanish. 4 June 2005.
  9. Web site: Rosario. Fausto. Antonio Sánchez Valverde, el intelectual y criollo que aún genera debates. Acento.com.do. 7 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141207233003/http://acento.com.do/2014/cultura/1168684-antonio-sanchez-valverde-el-intelectual-y-criollo-que-aun-genera-debates/. 7 December 2014. Spanish. 14 March 2014.