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front of the Market, sold figs and raisins and had a cloth store (AL,
EDi, January 11, 1892), such as linen, cheesecloth, percale and
muslin, as well as trimmings, parasols, black and colored coats,
colored and white laces, woolen slippers and embroidered strips
(AL, EDi, April 20, 1892). In 1893, José Divanna opened a store at
54 Exconvento Street, in front of the Market (AL, LP, November
21, 1893), in part of the house that was occupied by Palmer Her-
manos, to sell American, French (AL, LP, November 7, 1893) and
German (AL, LP, November 21, 1893) merchandise. Joseph Di-
vanna was born in Santa Domenica Talao, province of Cosenza,
region of Calabria. Son of Silverio Divanna and Maria Giuseppa
Majolino [sic]. He married on June 9, 1894 at the age of 25 with
Maria Sanchez, 15, daughter of Francisco Sanchez and Fredesvin-
da Rodriguez (L.9 Mat., f.37, a.36, Oficialía del Estado Civil de la
Tercera Circunscripción del municipio de Santiago). Residing in
Dajabón, his son Jesús Silverio was born on July 27, 1896 (L.3 de
Nacimientos, f.30-31, a.32, Oficialía del Estado Civil de Dajabón).
“Grisolía y Cino”, an establishment dedicated to imports on Del
Sol Street, was already announced in 1897 (AL, LP, January 7,
1897). It still existed in 1906, as shown in Deschamps, op. cit. Its
co-owner was Mario Cino.
140
In his workshop, Pedro Stefani produced plaster images (AL,
LP, November 15, 1895), plaster and cement ornaments, candy
molds, silverware, and tinned metal pans and repaired machines
of any kind (AL, LP, February 17, 1897). Another reference of
Stefani as a manufacturer of molds for candies is found in AL, LP,
April 27, 1895.
Pedro Stefani was the son of Juan Bautista Stefani and Maria Ele-
na Morcini and half-brother of Vittorio and Pilade Stefani. He
was popularly known as “Pedro el Santero.” He left descendants
procreated with Ana Dilia Pérez and Altagracia Santos. He died
in Santiago on December 6, 1944 at the age of 95 (L.5 Def., f.481,
a.467, Cathedral).
141
Vicente Perazzo, Félix Forestieri (AL, ES, March 7, 1889),
Schiffino Dipulia, Forestieri Hermanos and José Sabatino (AHS,
BM 150, February 20, 1893) were patented as weavers.
142
Francisco Pezzoty (sic), José Russo, Luis Cino and Vicente An-
zelotti (AHS, BM 150, February 20, 1893) were patented as fruit
brokers.
Luis Cino was 20 years old in 1894 and Francisco Pezzotti, a na-
tive of Santa Domenica Talao, 30 (L.9 Mat., f.37, a.36, Oficialía
del Estado Civil de la Tercera Circunscripción del municipio
de Santiago. Marriage certificate of José Divanna Majolino and
María Sánchez Rodríguez).
Vicente Anzelotti was born in Santa Domenica Talao, province
of Cosenza, region of Calabria. Son of Vito Anzelotti and Ma-
ria Angela Cosentino. He arrived in the company of his son Pas-
cual, dedicating himself to commerce, being the owner of the
fabric store “La Italiana,” on the Calle del Comercio corner of Ex
Convento street. He married on October 2, 1909 with Candelar-
ia (Cayaya) Contín (L.6 Mat., f.103, a.307, Santiago Cathedral);
their children were Patria, María Ana Italia, Roma Altagracia,
América, José Reinaldo, and Víctor Vicente. He died in Santiago
on October 21, 1956 at the age of 86.
143
Italians are classified in different categories as peddlers: Archi-
medes Senise (AL, ES, March 7, 1889) Constantino Conte (AL,
ES, March 7, 1889), C. Grisolía (AL, ES, May 17, 1889) and Mateo
Senise (AL, ECP, May 10, 1885), are patented as peddlers of trin-
kets by the Constitutional City Hall, while Francisco Bacchiani,
as a traveling peddler (AL, ECP, August 23, 1885) and Nicolás
Pollesa, third class peddler (AL, ES, March 7, 1889). In 1888, how-
ever, Archimedes Senise and Nicolas Pollesa appear patented
simply as peddlers of trinkets (AHS, BM 57, April 30, 1888).
Mateo Senice died on December 18, 1891 (AL, EDi, December
19, 1891).
Constantino Conte was the adopted son of Luigi Conte and Te-
resa Armintano and was born in Papasidero, Cosenza. In 1894 he
sold in Santiago to Annibale Campaña [sic], from Santa Domeni-
ca Talao, “a rural land fund with a house attached to the farm” in
Foroaldo, Orsomarso, inherited from his father (ANSR, PN: JD,
a.n.206, f.291-220, a. October 19, 1894).
144
José Senise appears patented as a mobile jeweler in 1887 (AHS,
BM 38, June 30, 1887). He had two brothers, one living in Santo
Domingo and the other in Puerto Plata (ANSR, PN: JD, a.n.19,
February 28, 1888).
In 1893, Nicolás Leone, advertised himself as a seller of gold and
silver garments, watches, bracelets, earrings and superior gar-
ments (AL, LP, December 9, 1893).
He was born in Santa Domenica Talao, province of Cosenza, re-
gion of Calabria. Son of Vicente Leone and Maria Rosa Lagreca.
He died on September 11, 1897, at the age of 35 (L.8 Def., f.103,
a.167, Oficialía del Estado Civil de la Primera Circunscripción).
He was a Mason of the New World Lodge No.5 (AL, LP, Sep-
tember 11, 1897).
145
Pascual Petito was a shoemaker. He was born in Naples, Cam-
pania. He married on March 17, 1889 at the age of 25 with Felicia
Castellanos, widow of the Puerto Rican Ignacio Rosó, daughter
of Juan Castellanos and María de Peña (Libro de Matrimonios
de 1899, f.468-469, a.20, Oficialía del Estado Civil de la Primera
Circunscripción del municipio de Santiago).
The Pugliese were shoemakers and tinsmiths. Nicolás Pugliese, a
native of Vibonati, province of Salerno, and husband of Frances-
ca Giffone, established in 1899 the famous shoe store “La March-
antón,” on the street of Cuesta Blanca No. 30, in the stretch be-
tween Libertad and Traslamar streets. At the beginning, he was
accompanied by his cousin Arcangelo Tedesco, who manufac-
tured the shoes he sold.
Before settling in the Dominican Republic, Nicolás Pugliese was
in Rio de Janeiro. A temporarymigrant, hemade trips to the coun-
try until 1919. He died in Italy in 1920. On one trip he brought his
cousin José Pugliese, who came with his son Vicente; they ded-
icated themselves to tin-smithing. On a later trip he came with
his brother-in-law Vito Giffone. Nicolás’ sons, José and Vicente
Pugliese Giffone, inherited the trade from their father.
146
Benito Octaviani and Cimmi Farina appear as masons in 1897.
Farina was born in San Eustaquio and lived in Palmarejo. He was
the son of Antonio Farina and Maria Figlisolia. He married in
Santiago on January 12, 1897 at the age of 26 years with Ercil-
ia Engracia Hernández, 18, daughter of Felipe Hernández and
María Engracia Reyes (L.11 Mat., f.223-224, a.3, Oficialía del Es-
tado Civil de la Primera Circunscripción del municipio de San-
tiago). She worked in the construction of the civil works of the
Dominican Central Railroad.
In 1909 he was a foreman of the Ferrocarril Central Dominicano;
he was nicknamed Llimi (AHS, ED, April 26, 1909). He died on
March 9, 1916 in El Túnel, Las Lagunas (AHS, ED, March 10,
1916), victim of 11 stab wounds that Genaro Toribio, a laborer
under him, was supposed to have inflicted before running away
(AHS, LI, March 10, 1916).
147
Blas Russo was a gilder, silversmith, and varnisher of all kinds
of metals (AL, LP, August 8, 1895).
148
José Frisiani is registered as a photographer in a state of the
patents issued by the Alcadía Constitucional de Santiago in July
1889 (AL, ES, September 4, 1889).
149
Inoa, Orlando, op. cit., 60.
150
AHS, BM 83, 20 march 1890, a.s. November 29, 1889.
THE ITALIAN PRESENCE IN THE CIBAO REGION AND IN SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS