José Armando Bermúdez

For his grandchild, José Armando Bermúdez (1928–2014), and the 3rd CEO of J. A. Bermúdez, see José Armando Bermúdez Pippa. For the national park, see José Armando Bermúdez National Park.

José Armando Bermúdez Rochet[nb 1] (1871–1941) was a Dominican businessman and the founder of J. Armando Bermúdez & Co., C. por A.”. The José Armando Bermúdez National Park is named in his honour.

He was born on 28 April 1871 to Erasmo Bermúdez Jiménez (1825-1907), a Venezuelan immigrant, and Petronila Rochet Gómez (1839–1889), the daughter of a French immigrant.[1]

In 1899 he married Ana Luisa Ramos de Peña and begat 6 children, all males: José Ignacio (1899-1968), Aquiles (1901-1970), Domingo Octavio (1902-1967), Luis Francisco ‘Frank’ (1904-1949), Víctor Manuel ‘Tontón’ (1906-1959) and Fernando Arturo (1909-1955).[1]

Bermúdez died on 4 October 1941.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bermúdez and the second or maternal family name is Rochet.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Espinal, Edwin (29 August 2009). "Los apellidos del ron: Bermúdez". Cápsulas Genealógicas (in Spanish) (Hoy). Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

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