Gregorio Luperón was born 8 September 1839 in Puerto Plata to Pedro Castellanos, a White Dominican, and Nicolasa du Perron (the surname du Perron would later become "Luperón", to sound more Spanish), a black immigrant from the Lesser Antilles.
Gregorio Luperón was born on September 8, 1839, in Puerto Plata to Pedro Castellanos, a White Dominican, and Nicolasa du Perron (the surname du Perron would later become "Luperón", to sound more Spanish), a black immigrant from the Lesser Antilles.