| José A. León Asensio | |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| Nationality: | Dominican |
| Known For: | Entrepreneurship |
| Boards: | Grupo León Jimenes |
| Spouse: | Petrica Cabral Vega |
| Children: | María Amalia León Cabral & Lidia León Cabral[1] |
| Parents: | Eduardo León Jimenes (father) & María Asensio Córdoba (mother) |
| Relatives: | Eduardo León Asensio (brother) Sarah Jorge León (granddaughter) Ricardo Brugal León (nephew) José María Cabral Bermúdez (father-in-law) Manuel Díez Cabral (nephew-in-law) Julio Vega Batlle (uncle-in-law) Donald Reid Cabral (cousin-in-law) |
| Awards: | Order of Christopher Columbus (1983) Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella (1993)[2] Empresario de las Américas (1999) |
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.[3]
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).[4] 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.).[5]
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).
In the 1960s, the tobacco company founded by his father, began to grow tremendously.[6]
José León Asensio died on 4 March 2024, less than two weeks after his 90th birthday.[7]