Domingo Segundo Moreno Jimenes (7 January 1894 in

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– 23 September 1986 in

) was a writer from the

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; the founder and leader of the ', a Dominican literary movement. Moreno Jimenes was the only-child of the goldsmith Domingo Moreno Arriaga, and his wife María Josefa Jimenes Hernández. He was christened on 4 August 1894. He was the great-grandson and grandson of Presidents

Manuel Jimenes Manuel José Jimenes González (January 14, 1808December 22, 1854) was one of the leaders of the Dominican War of Independence. He served as the 2nd President of the Dominican Republic from September 8, 1848, until May 29, 1849. Prior to that h ...

and

Juan Isidro Jimenes Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (November 15, 1846 – May 9, 1919) was a Dominican Republic political figure. He served as the president of the Dominican Republic between 15 November 1899 and 2 May 1902, and again between 5 December 1914 and 7 May ...

, respectively; the lawyer

Guillermo Moreno García Guillermo Antonio Moreno García (born August 15, 1956) is a Dominican lawyer and politician, whom served as the District Attorney for the Distrito Nacional during the term 1996–1997. He's the president of the party Country Alliance. Early ...

is his grandson. He married Emelinda Espinal López.

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