José León Asensio

José Augusto César León Asensio (21 February 1934 – 4 March 2024) was a Dominican businessman. León was the President of Grupo León Jimenes. According to Forbes, León Asensio was among the ten largest fortunes in the Dominican Republic, with a net worth that borders the billion-dollar mark.

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

León had a degree in Business Management from Babson College (Wellesley, Mass.).

On 3 August 1958, he married Petrica Cabral Vega (born 1938), daughter of José María Cabral Bermúdez and Amelia Vega Batlle (sister of Julio Vega Batlle and great-granddaughter of Ulises Espaillat).

Business career
In the 1960s, the tobacco company founded by his father, began to grow tremendously.

Death
José León Asensio died on 4 March 2024, less than two weeks after his 90th birthday.