His father was Melchor María Cabral y Luna, and his mother Águeda Figueredo Rivera.

During th Dominican Restoration War, Cabral Figurredo was personal secretary of General Pedro Florentino.

Due to his militancy, he fell under the control of General Domingo Lazala, who had condemned the patrician Francisco del Rosario Sánchez to death some several years prior in 1861.

At the same time, Cabral Figueredo transferred command of the country on December 27, 1876 to his father-in-law Buenaventura Báez.

Cabral Figueredo died on March 3, 1903 in Santo Domingo after giving a fiery speech at Puerta del Conde.