Feburary 27th, 1844
This Caribbean country celebrates its Independence Day on February 27, 1844.
What is Dominican Republic
This European country ruled Santo Domingo until the independence movement of 1821.
What is Spain?
This European country ended its re-annexation of the Dominican Republic on August 16, 1865.
What is Spain?
This country ruled over the eastern part of Hispaniola before Dominicans Gained independence in 1844.
What is Haiti
This Dominican leader declared independence from Spain in 1821.
Who is José Núñez de Cáceres?
This war, fought from 1863 to 1865, restored Dominican independence from Spain.
What is the Dominican Restoration War?
Who are the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic
Who was Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, Ramon Matias Mella
The 1821 independence movement aimed to unite Santo Domingo with this South American nation led by Simón Bolívar.
What is Gran Colombia?
This Dominican general is known as one of the main leaders of the Restoration movement and later became president.
Who is Gregorio Luperón?
This secret society, founded in 1838, worked to achieve independence from Haitian rule.
Who was La Trinitaria
This name is given to the brief period of independence declared in 1821 because it lasted only a short time.
What is the Ephemeral Independence?
This act by President Pedro Santana in 1861 caused the loss of Dominican sovereignty and led to the Restoration War.
What is the annexation of the Dominican Republic to Spain?
On the night of February 27, 1844, this patriot fired the famous “Trabucazo” at Puerta del Conde to signal the start of independence.
Who is Ramón Matías Mella?
Just weeks after the 1821 declaration, this country took control of Santo Domingo in February 1822.
What is France, Haiti
This city became the center of the Restoration movement after the uprising began in 1863.
What is Santiago de los Caballeros?
This gate in Santo Domingo was the site where Dominican independence was declared.
What is Puerta del Conde?
This was the official name José Núñez de Cáceres gave the new state after declaring independence in 1821.
What is the Republic of Spanish Haiti?
This battle on August 16, 1863, marked the beginning of the Restoration War.
What is the Grito de Capotillo?
This patriotic society member and hero helped secure independence and later became president of the Dominican Republic.
Who is Francisco del Rosario Sánchez?
This larger independence movement across Latin America inspired the 1821 declaration in Santo Domingo.
What is the Spanish American Wars of Independence?
This Spanish queen was the monarch during the annexation and Restoration War period.
Who is Isabella II?
After gaining independence in 1844, the Dominican Republic fought this nation in a series of battles to maintain its sovereignty.
What is Haiti, Spain
This Haitian president sent troops into Santo Domingo in 1822, ending the independence declared on November 30, 1821.
Who is Jean-Pierre Boyer?
This Dominican president formally requested Spain’s annexation of the country in 1861, sparking the events that led to the Restoration.
Who is Pedro Santana?