Ulises Heureaux, Luperón's lieutenant, stands out among…

Ulises Heureaux, Luperón's lieutenant, stands out among his fellow Dominicans both physically and temperamentally.

The illegitimate son of a Haitian father and a mother originally from St. Thomas, he, like Luperón, is one of the few black contenders for power.

As events will demonstrate, he also possesses a singular thirst for power and a willingness to take any measures necessary to attain and to hold it.