José León Asensio

José Augusto César León Asensio (born 21 February 1934 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican businessman. León is the President of Grupo León Jimenes. According to Forbes, León Asensio is among the ten largest fortunes in the Dominican Republic, with a net worth that borders the billion-dollar mark.[3]

José A. León Asensio
Born	21 February 1934 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican
Known for	Entrepreneurship
Board member of	Grupo León Jimenes
Spouse(s)	Petrica Cabral Vega
Children	María Amalia León Cabral & Lidia León Cabral[1]
Parent(s)	Eduardo León Jimenes (father) & María Asensio Córdoba (mother)
Relatives	Eduardo León Asensio (brother) 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) Donald Reid Cabral (cousin-in-law)
Awards	Order of Christopher Columbus (1983)[2] Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella (1993)[2] Empresario de las Américas (1999)[2]

Early life

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).[4] His father died when he was just 3 years and 7 months old.

León has a degree in Business Management from Babson College (Wellesley, Mass.).[5]

He married on 3 August 1958 to Petrica Cabral Vega (b. 1938), daughter of José María Cabral Bermúdez and Amelia Vega Batlle (sister of Julio Vega Batlle and great-granddaughter of Ulises Espaillat).

Ancestors of José León Asensio

16. Juan Abreu Hernández (uncle of #19) 8. Elías de León 17. María Manuela de León 4. Antonio Gavino de León González (b. 1848, m. 1877, d. 1913) 18. Pedro González 9. Francisca González Abreu 19. Juana Teresa Abreu Durán (niece of #16) 2. Eduardo Antonio León Jimenes (b. 1885, m. 1916, d. 1937) 10. Juan de Jesús Jiménez 5. María Natividad Jiménez López 22. Andrés López Polanco 11. María de la Cruz López 23. Rosa Almánzar 1. José Augusto César León Asensio (b. 1934, m. 1958) 24. Antonio Asensio 12. Ramón Asensio Gaspar (died in or before 1903) 25. Vicenta Gaspar 6. Ramón Asensio Ruiz (b. 1863, m. 1894, w. 1905, rm. 1911, d. 1946) 26. Francisco Ruíz Luna 13. Eulalia Ruiz Ramírez (registered as widow in the 1903 Census) 27. Escolástica Ramírez Algarrobo 3. María Asensio Córdoba (b. 1896, m. 1916, d. 1976) 14. Eugenio Córdoba 7. Rosa Adelaida Córdoba Viscarrondo (b. 1870, m. 1894, d. 1905) 30. Andrés de Salvador Vizcarrondo y Ortíz de Zárate (b. 1804, m. 1842, d. 1897) 15. Octavia Viscarrondo Rojas 31. Carmen María Dámasa Rojas y Rojas (b. 1827, m. 1842, d. 1893)

Business career

In the 1960s, the tobacco company founded by his father, begins to grow tremendously.[6]

References

1. Santana, Wendy (8 September 2013). "José León Asencio: un cazador de éxitos" (in Spanish). Polo, Barahona: Listín Diario. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
2. "José A. León Asensio" (in Spanish). Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes. Missing or empty |url= (help)
3. "Los próximos millonarios de República Dominicana" [The upcoming Dominican Republic billionaires]. Forbes (in Spanish). Mexico City. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
4. "Eduardo Antonio Leon Asencio: sus ancestros".
5. "Junta de Regentes: José León Asensio" (in Spanish). Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
6. Historia, E. León Jimenes

External links

• (in Spanish) "José A. León Asensio". Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes.
• (in Spanish) "Historia". Empresas León Jimenes, S. A.
• (in Spanish) "Eduardo León Jimenes y María Asensio Córdoba: Formación de una Familia". Grupo León Jimenes.