Francisco Dionisio Vives Piñón (1755–1840) was a Spanish general, ambassador to the United States, and governor of Cuba.
He had then but few troops under his command, but managed to maintain order and preserve the island of Cuba for Spain without troubles or any sort of violence.
In recognition of his valuable services to the mother country, the government rewarded him with high honors, among them the title of Count of Cuba.
He served for nine years, in which he was able to lead, showing qualities of high moral character, courage, generosity, and honor (subjective; need citation).
Vives also favored the expansion of the sugar industry and liberalized the foreign trade, creating a great economic growth.