Luis Estévez y Romero

Don
Luis Estévez y Romero
1st Vice President of Cuba
In office
May 20, 1902  March 31, 1905
PresidentTomás Estrada Palma
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDomingo Méndez Capote
Secretary of Justice for the Military Government of Cuba
In office
1899–1901
Provisional GovernorLeonard Wood
Personal details
BornOctober 20, 1849
Matanzas
DiedFebruary 4, 1909 (Aged 59 years)
Paris
Cause of deathSuicide by gunshot
Resting placeChristopher Columbus Cemetery
Political partyCuban National Party
Other political
affiliations
Republican Party of Havana
SpouseMarta Abreu
AwardsAdopted Son of Santa Clara

Don Luis Gonzaga Irene Estévez y Romero was a Cuban lawyer, politician, philosopher, naturalist, and the first Vice President of the Republic of Cuba, during the first term of President Tomás Estrada Palma. He was the husband of the prominent Cuban philanthropist Marta Abreu, the "Patroness of Cuba."