Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos

His father arrived to the Dominican Republic during the boom in the sugar industry which he took advantage of to create a respectable operation within a relatively short amount of time.

Vicini inherited his father's business and was able to become a successful businessman mainly by part of his strict European education.

He was elected President in 1922 and his main goal was to facilitate the evacuation of the United States troops that were present in the Dominican Republic.

Despite its good intentions, Vicini's regime was plagued and pressured by the tight grip of the Hughes-Peynado plan and by the American forces that were still in the country.

At the time of his death on 25 May 1935 Juan Bautista Vicini left his relatives one of the largest sugar enterprises in the Caribbean, which is still operating as of 2010.