Knicknamed El Moreno, he was commended by some, repudiated by others, the controversial figure of Maximiliano Gomez is part of the political heritage of the Dominican Republic.
[3] Born in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic, specifically in San Pedro de Macorís on May 5, 1943; His parents were Federico Gomez and Mariana Horacio.
[4] In later years, the nickname, El Moreno was given to him in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia, after their division) when he attended a training session of a group of leftists to receive political theories.
However, it was unsuccessful, since he and his companion, Ernesto López Molina, were caught in the act and as a consequence, Gómez was attacked by a mayor who wounded him in the forehead with a machete.
His departure from the country was due to the exile that he and the other political heavyweights received, after the negotiation they reached with the Dominican government because of the kidnapping that took place on March 24, 1970 against the American lieutenant colonel Donald J. Crowley, military attaché of the American embassy in Santo Domingo, who was kidnapped by the so-called "Unified Anti-Reelection Command of Military and Civilians" group, made up of five armed militants of the MPD, this group requested the release of 21 leftist political prisoners, among them was Gómez.
[5] After reaching the agreement, the political prisoners along with Gómez were taken to Mexico on March 27, 1970, under strong police guard and with a safe conduct from the Mexican embassy.
One of the first news items published the day after his tragic death is the report that he died as a result of propane gas poisoning in his room.