It is known that he was a poet who followed Romanticism . He also used to play the guitar, the piano and the flute; he also practiced fencing . During his youth, Duarte had several love affairs. His first relationship was with María Antonia Bobadilla, which she ended years later for unknown reasons. Years later, Duarte fell in love with Prudencia "Nona" Lluberes, a Catalan descendant with whom he formalized a relationship that was interrupted due to his exile and his subsequent suffering from tuberculosis . The dates on which Duarte maintained these relationships are not known, given the imprecision about his private life and the last years of his life in exile. Some historians also certify that he had a son during his stay in Venezuela with a woman named Marcela Mercedes. [ 8 ] Legacy and honors Duarte's birth is commemorated by Dominicans every January 26. Many places in the Dominican Republic bear his name, among them the country's (and the Caribbean's) highest point, Pico Duarte. Duarte is solely depicted on the one Dominican peso coin; he is also depicted on the 100 Dominican peso note alongside Sánchez and Mella. A memorial to Duarte stands in Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island Broad St. in Providence, Rhode Island co-named Juan Pablo Duarte Boulevard A bronze statue to Duarte was erected at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Canal Street in New York City in 1978. St. Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan is co-named Juan Pablo Duarte Boulevard from Amsterdam Avenue and West 162nd Street to the intersection of West 193rd Street and Fort George Hill. Puente Juan Pablo Duarte is a suspension bridge that is located in Santo Domingo; it was named after him. A bust of Duarte at the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the Organization of American States was dedicated in 2010. See also France-Haiti relations Dominican Republic-Spain relations Haiti-United States relations Dominican Republic-Haiti relations History of the Dominican Republic Republic of Spanish Haiti Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo Dominican War of Independence Dominican Restoration War Francisco del Rosario Sánchez Matías Ramón Mella La Trinitaria Notes References External links 1813 births 1876 deaths People from Santo Domingo Caribbean people Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent 19th-century Dominican Republic poets Dominican Republic male poets Caribbean writers Caribbean philosophers History of the Dominican Republic Caribbean political people Duarte Province 19th-century rebels 19th-century male writers Dominican Republic