Sarah Jorge León (granddaughter) Ricardo Brugal León (nephew) José María Cabral Bermúdez (father-in-law) Manuel Díez Cabral (nephew-in-law) Julio Vega Batlle (uncle-in-law) José Augusto César León Asensio (21 February 1934 – 4 March 2024) was a Dominican businessman.
According to Forbes, León Asensio was among the ten largest fortunes in the Dominican Republic, with a net worth that borders the billion-dollar mark.
[3] Born in 1934 as the seventh and last child of Eduardo Antonio León Jimenes (Guazumal, Tamboril, Santiago, 1885–1937) and María Asensio Córdoba (1896–1976).
León had a degree in Business Management from Babson College (Wellesley, Mass.).
In the 1960s, the tobacco company founded by his father, began to grow tremendously.