Wikipedia contributions by BlkGeneral2000

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  • Constitution of San CristóbalCreated 8/27/2025, 2:25:24 AM

    Started translated page for Constitution of San Cristóbal

  • Reform Revolution (Haiti)Created 7/29/2025, 3:25:04 AM

    Started a Translated article of Spanish page Reforma Haitiana

  • José María Serra de CastroCreated 7/28/2025, 12:26:19 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican political activist (1819–1888)}} José María Serra de Castro (1819–1888), was a leader of the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. He was a founding member of the secret political-military society called La Trinitaria, and was also a pioneer of Dominican journalism. ==Biography== Together with [[Juan Isidro Pérez]], Remigio Castillo, Pedro Antonio Bobea, [[Félix María del Monte]], [[Rosa Duarte]] and other Trinitarians,...'

  • Benito GonzálezCreated 7/27/2025, 11:55:03 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{Short description|Dominican political activist (1811–1883)}} '''Benito González Jiménez''' (1811–1883) was a Dominican figure and founding member of the secret political-military society called [[La Trinitaria (Dominican Republic)|La Trinitaria]]. Under the pseudonym '''Leonidas''', he participated in the activities that ultimately led to the separation of the [[Dominican Republic]] from [[Haiti]]. He was born in Santo Domingo in 1811. He was one o...'

  • Félix María RuizCreated 7/27/2025, 10:31:23 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican independence activist (1815–1891)}} '''Felix Maria Ruiz''' (1815–1891) was a Dominican activist and revolutionary. He was, along with [[Juan Pablo Duarte]], one of the founders of the Secret Society La Trinitaria, on July 16 , 1838, established in the house of [[Juan Isidro Pérez]], located in front of the Church of Carmen. ==Biography== Born in Santo Domingo in 1815, from a very young age he received a careful education...'

  • Juan Nepomuceno RaveloCreated 7/27/2025, 10:32:43 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican activist (1815–1885)}} '''Juan Nepomuceno Ravelo''' (1815-1885) was a Dominican activist and politician. He participated in the founding of the [[La Trinitaria (Dominican Republic)|La Trinitaria]], a secret society that initiated the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. He designed the Dominican flag, adopted in 1844. ==Biography== He was born in Santo Domingo in 1815. He was one of the founders of the secret independence orga...'

  • Cibaeño RevolutionCreated 7/20/2025, 7:10:24 PM

    Started a translated version from Spanish page about the Cibaeño Revolution of 1857.

  • Theodore Stanley HenekenCreated 7/16/2025, 4:05:39 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{Short description|British activist and politician}} {{infobox person | name = Theodore Stanley Heneken | image = Heneken.png | birth_place = [[England]] | death_date = October 11, 1865 | death_place = [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] | citizenship = [[British]] and [[Dominican]] }} '''Theodore Stanley Heneken''' was a British activist who took part in the affairs of the Dominican Republic du...'

  • Dominican–Spanish Treaty (1855)Created 7/13/2025, 2:40:48 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1855 treaty between the Dominican Republic and the Kingdom of Spain}} The '''Dominican–Spanish Treaty (1855)''' was an international treaty between the [[Dominican Republic]] and the [[Spain|Kingdom of Spain]]. This treaty, signed in 1855, marked Spain's formal recognition of the independent nation, which had finally declared its sovereignty in 1844. ==Context== The first attempts to annex all or part of Dominican territory to anoth...'

  • Andres RosónCreated 6/30/2025, 3:06:39 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican priest (1797–1862)}} '''Andrés Antonio Rosón Mota''' (1797 – January 1862), known as '''Andrés Rosón''', was a Dominican priest, politician and legislator. He carried out much of his priestly ministry as a parish priest in Baní. In 1844, he was elected deputy to the first Constituent Congress of the Dominican Republic, actively participating in the creation of the Constitution of San Cristóbal , making him one of the...'

  • Gabriel Moreno del ChristoCreated 6/29/2025, 7:14:48 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with 'Gabriel Benito Moreno del Christo ( March 21, 1831 – October 26, 1905) was a Dominican priest , prelate , politician , diplomat and orator. He was named monsignor and Honorary Chamberlain of His Holiness in 1858 by Pope Pius IX until his revocation in 1861, after the accusation against him of concubinage and paternity in Higüey was proven.<ref>{{Cita web|url=https://www.idg.org.do/capsulas/junio2006/junio200617.htm|título=DESCENDENCIAS SACERDOTALES: GA...'

  • Antonio Abad AlfauCreated 6/29/2025, 1:17:39 AM

    Started new page about General Antonio Abad Alfau

  • Tomás de Portes e InfanteCreated 6/28/2025, 2:04:38 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{Short description|Dominican Catholic priest (1777–1858)}} '''Tomás de Portes e Infante''' (December 11, 1777 – April 7, 1858) was a Dominican priest and bishop who served as the 42nd Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Primate of the Indies — after having been Vicar General of the archdiocese since 1830 — from 1848 until his death in 1858. He was the second archbishop and the fourth bishop to be Dominican in the history of the Catholic Church. In additi...'

  • Manifesto of January 16, 1844Created 6/27/2025, 12:04:34 PM

    Translated page from Spanish article

  • Felipe Benicio AlfauCreated 6/26/2025, 10:02:10 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{Short description|Dominican military commander (1818–1878)}} Felipe Benicio Alfau y Bustamante (August 22, 1818 – October 4, 1878), better known as Felipe Alfau , was a Dominican military man, mason, Febrerista, politician and diplomat , co-founder of La Trinitaria, a secret society created by Juan Pablo Duarte, where he adopted the pseudonym Simón and was considered a trusted man of Pedro Santana , which earned him the antipathy of the Baecistas, wh...'

  • Jesús Fabián Ayala GarcíaCreated 6/26/2025, 9:56:54 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican Catholic priest}} Juan de Jesús Fabián Ayala y García (December 27, 1789 – August 22, 1879), also known as Father Ayala, was a Dominican Catholic priest and professor. He is considered the founder of the province of San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. ==Biography== ===Early life=== He was born on December 27, 1789 in Soto, La Vega, son of the spouses Manuel de Jesús Ayala and Ana García de Ayala, his first teachers wer...'

  • Gaspar Hernández (priest)Created 6/26/2025, 9:48:25 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Peruvian priest and teacher (1798–1858)}} Gaspar Hernández Morales , MI (January 6, 1798 – July 21, 1858) was a priest , religious , professor , politician , prelate , traditionalist and Camillian monarchist Spanish - Peruvian naturalized Dominican . He had a pastoral work in five countries: Peru , Puerto Rico , Dominican Republic , Venezuela and Cuba . In Santo Domingo , he was the teacher of two of the Founding Fathers of the Do...'

  • Eustache Juchereau de Saint DenysCreated 6/26/2025, 9:31:58 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|French diplomat (1809–1883)}} Eustache Jean Juchereau de Saint-Denys (March 28, 1809 – June 17, 1883), was a lawyer , diplomat , polyglot, correspondent and French legislator of French-Canadian origin , graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris. He was one of the leading French diplomats to the [[Dominican Republic]] during the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. Coming from a family of noble lineage and legitimis...'

  • Alphonse de MogesCreated 6/26/2025, 12:17:44 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|French naval officer (1789–1850)}} Alphonse Louis Théodore, comte de Moges ou Demoges (Saint-Georges-d'Aunay, 26 décembre 1789 - Passy, 6 juillet 1850) was a 19th-century French naval officer who was involved in Marine affairs of the Caribbean. ==Biography== Alphonse de Moges is the son of Léonard de Moges and Françoise de Moges. In 1809 he was part of the naval expedition to the Scheldt and took part in the battles of Berg-op-Zo...'

  • Battle of GuayubínCreated 5/17/2025, 12:20:47 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1863 battle of the Dominican Restoration War}} The '''Battle of Guayubín''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Batalla de Guayubín)'' was a battle of the [[Dominican Restoration War]]. This was the first military conflict following the rebel cry of ''[[Grito de Capotillo|Grito del Capotillo]]'' on August 16, 1863.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoy Digital {{!}} Guardianes de la verdad |url=https://hoy.com.do/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Hoy...'

  • Battle of Sabana BurroCreated 5/15/2025, 1:24:05 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1864 battle of the Dominican Restoration War}} The '''Battle of Sabana Burro''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Batalla de Sabana Burro'') was a major battle of the [[Dominican Restoration War]]. It was fought in [[Hato Mayor del Rey|Hato Mayor]], at the junction of the [[Iguamo River|Iguamo]] and [[Guamira River|Guamira]] rivers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peña |first=Por Abril |date=2025-05-04 |title=Sabana Burro: la batalla que nadie recu...'

  • Marcos del Rosario MendozaCreated 4/2/2025, 12:25:50 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican revolutionary and hero of the Cuban War of Independence (1856–1947)}} '''Marcos del Rosario Mendoza''' (1856–1947) was Dominican revolutionary who was a hero of the [[Cuban War of Independence]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lantigua |first=José Rafael |date=2020-10-22 |title=Dominicanos en la independencia de Cuba |url=https://www.diariolibre.com/opinion/otras-firmas/dominicanos-en-la-independencia-de-cuba-PD22215820 |access-date...'

  • José Gabriel LuperónCreated 3/24/2025, 3:46:06 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican revolutionary (1836–1873)}} '''José Gabriel Luperón''' (1836–1873) was a Dominican soldier who fought in the [[Battle of Sabana Larga]] during the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. Due to his political affiliation, he fled to the [[United States]], where he joined the [[Union army|Union Army]] under President [[Abraham Lincoln]] in the [[American Civil War]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Ydanis |date=2017-01-10...'

  • Felipe Mañón (activist)Created 3/22/2025, 1:00:21 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|19th-century Dominican activist}} '''Felipe Mañón''' (1848–1938) was a Dominican revolutionary who participated in the events of the [[Dominican Restoration War]] at a young age. After the war, he held an active political career during the periods of the [[Second Dominican Republic]]. == Early life == He was born in the capital city of [[Santo Domingo]]. His parents were Dominicans of African descent; his father, Silverio Mañón,...'

  • Manuel Mendez (activist)Created 3/1/2025, 7:44:51 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican activist and soldier}} '''Manuel Mendez''' was a Dominican political activist. A native of [[Azua, Dominican Republic|Azua]], he participated both wars of independences against [[Haiti]] and [[Spain]]. Later, he became a staunch supporter of the conservative politician, [[Buenaventura Báez]]. During the [[Six Years' War]], he had encounters with liberal guerrilla fighters who opposed the regime. He was said to only fight o...'

  • Yolanda Guzmán (militant)Created 2/16/2025, 10:30:54 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican militant and a leader in the April Revolution of 1965}} '''Yolanda Guzmán''' (1943 – May 2, 1965) was a Dominican revolutionary, trade unionist and neighborhood leader. She opposed the dictatorship of [[Rafael Trujillo]], which lasted until his assissination in 1961. She fought valiantly in the later conflicts that erupted the nation in turmoil, in which she was murdered during the [[April Revolution]]. ==Biography== Yolan...'

  • Eutimio MambíCreated 2/16/2025, 2:11:13 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Black independence fighter from the Dominican Republic}} '''Juan Ethnnius Mamby''' was a black officer who had joined the [[Dominican War of Independence]] after deserting from [[Spain]].<ref>Cardona y Losada, pag.27</ref> He would later fight against Spain in both the [[Dominican Restoration War]] and the [[Ten Years' War]] in [[Cuba]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-18 |title=Mambises - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia |url=https:...'

  • Elías Piña (soldier)Created 2/16/2025, 2:57:19 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican soldier (1799–1845)}} Colonel '''Elías Piña''' (1799 – 1845) was a Dominican soldier who fought in the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. He took part in the border clashes against Haitian forces during the second campaign of 1845, in which he was fatally wounded and died of his injuries at the end of the campaign.<ref>{{cite book | first =Rafael E. | last =Caamaño Castillo | title =Comendador: Apuntes para su hist...'

  • Antonio Peláez de CampomanesCreated 1/24/2025, 7:18:41 PM

    New page about Spanish military commander Antonio Peláez Campomanes

  • José Joaquín Pérez (poet)Created 1/16/2025, 6:58:38 PM

    Started new page; Spanish translation of José Joaquín Pérez (poeta).

  • Manuel Núñez (writer)Created 1/9/2025, 7:19:42 PM

    New page on Dominican writer Manuel Núñez

  • Ramón Isidro Ditrén DíazCreated 1/9/2025, 7:02:27 PM

    New page translated from Spanish page about the Dominican writer, Ramón Isidro Ditrén Díaz.

  • 1812 Mendoza and Mojarra ConspiracyCreated 1/5/2025, 2:05:53 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1812 abolitionist movement in the Dominican Republic}} {{Infobox civil conflict | title = 1812 Mendoza and Mojarra Conspiracy | subtitle = | partof = The [[Slave Rebellions#North America|Slave Revolts in North America]] and [[Age of Revolution]] | image = Santo Domingo Map 1873.jpg | caption = Map of the Dominican capital, Santo Domingo, in 1873 | date = {{Start date|1812|08|}}; 213 years ago | place = Near [[Santo Domingo]], Dominic...'

  • 1796 Boca de Nigua slave revoltCreated 1/3/2025, 7:09:30 PM

    New page about the 1796 slave revolt in Boca de Nigua, Dominican Republic

  • Felix María del MonteCreated 1/2/2025, 7:02:23 PM

    New page on Felix María del Monte

  • José Lasso (commander)Created 12/17/2024, 1:36:58 AM

    New page on Former Spanish governor of Puerto Rico

  • Joaquín Gutierrez de RubalcavaCreated 12/15/2024, 8:51:12 PM

    New page about a minister from Spain

  • Congos of Villa MellaCreated 12/13/2024, 6:44:49 PM

    Started new Page; Spanish translation of "Los Congos de Villa Mella."

  • Rosa Montás de DuvergéCreated 12/11/2024, 11:55:18 AM

    New page about the wife of Antonio Duvergé

  • Manuel BucetaCreated 12/10/2024, 2:45:11 PM

    Creation and Translation of Manuel Buceta. I will be added sources overtime.

  • Manuel Mora (soldier)Created 12/1/2024, 5:59:42 PM

    New page on a 19th-century soldier who was a former slave in the Dominican Republic.

  • José Cabrera (soldier)Created 11/28/2024, 9:21:43 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|19th-century Dominican soldier}} '''José Cabrera Gómez''' (1810 – March 14, 1884) was a Dominican soldier and politician who was a prominent figure in the [[Dominican War of Independence]] and the [[Dominican Restoration War]]. In the latter conflict, he was one one of the leaders behind the [[Grito del Capotillo]], which triggered the start of the war against the [[Kingdom of Spain]]. In his later years, he became involved in the fi...'

  • 1850 Dominican-British TreatyCreated 11/27/2024, 5:14:39 PM

    BlkGeneral2000 moved page [[1850 Dominican-British Treaty]] to [[Dominican–British Treaty (1850)]]: Misspelled

  • 1850 Dominican-British TreatyCreated 11/27/2024, 5:12:50 PM

    Started an article about the first international treaty of the Dominican Republic

  • Miguel LavastidaCreated 11/26/2024, 7:19:44 PM

    Creation and Translation of Miguel Lavastida from Spanish

  • Ciriaco RamirezCreated 10/30/2024, 1:19:26 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Creole revolutionary of the Dominican Republic (1772–1819)}} '''Ciriaco Ramirez''' (1772 – 1819) was a Dominican military man, landowner and revolutionary. Materialist history presents him as a precursor of independence thought during the [[Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo|Reconquista War]] in Santo Domingo (now the [[Dominican Republic]]), however, there is not a single document that proves it.<ref>{{Cita web|url=http://hoy.com.d...'

  • Carlos de VargasCreated 10/25/2024, 6:33:08 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with ''''Carlos de Vargas y Cerveto''' (September 8, 1803{{sfn|Mauricio|2016|}} – October 10, 1876) was a Spanish military man and Carlist leader. He later participated in various colonial campaigns, including serving as governor general of Santo Domingo (present-day [[Dominican Republic]]). {{Infobox officeholder | office = [[List of colonial governors of Santo Domingo|Governor-General of Santo Domingo]] | order = 79th | image...'

  • Froilana FeblesCreated 10/23/2024, 4:42:14 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican independence activist (1814–1888)}} '''Froilana Febles Rivera''' (1814 – July 29, 1888) was a Dominican independence fighter. She made cartridges for the soldiers who would become part of the forces that defeated the Haitians in the first battles of the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. Febles sacrificed her clothes and her assets to buy the first ships that were to form the national fleet, in charge of the defense of the...'

  • Micaela Antonia Rivera de SotoCreated 10/23/2024, 4:37:15 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican independence activist (1785–1854)}} '''Micaela Antonia Rivera de Soto''' (July 5, 1785 – December 12, 1854) was the first lady of the [[Dominican Republic]] during the presidencies of her husband, [[Pedro Santana]]. She made cartridges for Dominican soldiers in the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. She collaborated financially with the purchase of ships that defended the Dominican coast and assisted the wounded in the war...'

  • Bernard-Philippe-Alexis CarriéCreated 10/22/2024, 7:44:19 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Haitian politician and military leader}} '''Bernard-Philippe-Alexis Carrie''' (1780-1867) was a Haitian military commander and politician. Born in 1780<ref>{{Cite web |title=Family tree of Bernard Philippe Alexis Carrié |url=https://gw.geneanet.org/mgaillard1?lang=en&n=carrie&p=bernard+philippe+alexis |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Geneanet |language=en}}</ref> in [[Arcahaie]], [[Saint-Domingue]], (present-day [[Haiti]]), he was bor...'

  • Jérôme-Maximilien BorgellaCreated 10/22/2024, 6:26:39 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Haitian politician and military leader}} '''Jérôme-Maximilien Borgella''' (June 5, 1773 – March 30, 1844) is a Haitian general and politician. A veteran from the [[Haitian Revolution]], he held prominent positions during the respective administrations of [[Alexandre Pétion]] and [[Jean-Pierre Boyer]]. During the latter’s administration, who had oversaw a Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo|military occupation in eastern Hispanio...'

  • Filomena Gómez de CovaCreated 10/22/2024, 12:44:59 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican revolutionary (1800-1893)}} '''Filomena Gómez de Cova''' (1800 - 1893) was a Dominican militant who participated in the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. Filomena, born into a long-standing capital family, was a woman with broader horizons than other women of her time. This woman brought from Caracas, Venezuela, the plant called “Malabar Jasmine”, whose white flower served as a Duartian symbol in the hair of Dominican wom...'

  • Juan José DuarteCreated 10/21/2024, 2:16:56 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Spanish merchant (1768–1843)}} '''Juan José Duarte Rodríguez''' (September 15, 1768 – November 25, 1843) was a Spanish merchant and early activist for Dominican independence. He was the father of Dominican revolutionary, [[Juan Pablo Duarte]], who is today remembered as the [[Father of the Nation]] of the [[Dominican Republic]]. ==Early years== Juan José Duarte Rodríguez was born in Vejer de la Frontera, province of Cádiz, Spa...'

  • Olivorio MateoCreated 10/20/2024, 8:33:35 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican revolutionary and spiritual leader (1876–1922)}} '''Olivorio Mateo Ledesma''' (1876 – June 27, 1922) was a Dominican revolutionary and spritual healer.<ref name="elnuevodiario_1">{{Cita web |url=http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=36607 |título=Copia archivada |fechaacceso=30 de diciembre de 2013 |urlarchivo=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123831/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=36607...'

  • Freddy Gatón ArceCreated 10/18/2024, 5:36:13 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican author (1920–1994}} '''Freddy Gatón Arce''' (March 27, 1920 – July 22, 1994) was a Dominican writer and poet. He was a lawyer by profession and an important member of the group ''La poesía sorpresa''. His lyrical work was firm and had surrealist and mystical influences. ==Life== Arce was born on March 27, 1920 in San Pedro de Marcorís, Dominican Republic. In 1943, when he was 23 years old, he was one of the founders a...'

  • Battle of Santiago (1863)Created 10/3/2024, 8:51:06 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1863 Battle of the Dominican Restoration War}} {{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Battle of Santiago (1863) | place = [[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]], [[Dominican Republic]] | partof = the [[Dominican Restoration War]] | result = Dominican victory | date = September 6-13, 1863 | image = Ilustración de la Batalla de Santiago de 1863.jpg | caption...'

  • Bacá (mythological creature)Created 10/2/2024, 8:33:12 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Mythological creature in Dominican folklore}} '''Bacá''' is [[Shapeshifting|shape-shifting]] demon in [[Folklore of the Dominican Republic|Dominican folklore]] that is created when someone makes a deal with the devil. The ''Bacá'' is also known as a "sent spirit" and can transform into any animal, but is often depicted as a large dog or bull. The ''Bacá'' can grant its possessor wealth and protection, but demands large sacrifices in r...'

  • 18 Dominican BrumaireCreated 10/1/2024, 5:59:28 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1844 military coup during the Dominican War of Independence}}{{Infobox civil conflict | title = Coup of 18 Dominican Brumaire | partof = [[Dominican War of Independence]] | image = José Alloza - Generales Duarte y Mella.jpg | caption = [[Juan Pablo Duarte]], leading figure of the ''18 Dominican Brumaire'', proclaimed as president by his supporter, [[Matías Ramón Mella]]. | date = {{Start date|1844|6|9}} | place = [[Santo Domingo]], ...'

  • Grito del CapotilloCreated 10/1/2024, 5:33:32 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Act that triggered the Dominican Restoration War}} The '''Grito de Capotillo''' is considered the act that began the [[Dominican Restoration War]] that sought the Independence of Dominican Republic from the [[Kingdom of Spain]]. This act, initiated by [[Santiago Rodríguez Masagó]] on August 16, 1863, was the third (and final) proclamation of Dominican independence from an occupying force, succeeding prior proclamations such as the form...'

  • Folklore of the Dominican RepublicCreated 9/21/2024, 1:30:41 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with ''''Folklore of the Dominican Republic''' analyses the cultural phenomena of the [[Dominican Republic]] going back to the period of colonization, when [[Christopher Columbus]] set foot on land and the aborigines were already on the island. From that moment on, a process of rational relations between the two began. From the beginning, these relations were conflictive, and led to the disappearance of the first settlers of the Island of Hispaniola|Santo Domin...'

  • Tapao (Urban legend)Created 9/21/2024, 1:08:55 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Urban legend in the Dominican Republic}} In [[Folklore of the Dominican Republic|Dominican folklore]], the story of the Tapao is a legend of an mysterious man from the colonial era of the Dominican Republic. Despite having lived in a residence in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo <ref>{{url=https://www.colonialzone-dr.com/casa-del-tapao/}}</ref>, only few know his actual appearance. Some said that he hid his face with a mask; others, wi...'

  • Galipote (mythological creature)Created 9/20/2024, 1:13:10 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{Creature in Dominican folklore}} The Galipote, also called Zángano or Lugarú, is a legendary character from the Dominican Republic, originally from San Juan, which probably dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries.<ref name=":0">{{Cita web|url=http://www.espaciosocultos.com/2010/08/la-leyenda-del-galipote.html|título=La leyenda del galipote|fechaacceso=20 de agosto de 2017|autor=|enlaceautor=|fecha=|sitioweb=Espacios Ocultos|editorial=|idioma=}}</ref...'

  • Manuel María ValenciaCreated 9/7/2024, 3:09:32 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican writer and revolutionary (1810–1870)}} '''Manuel María Valencia''' (April 10, 1810 – 1870) was a Dominican lawyer, politician, writer and religious man.<ref name="Clío"/><ref>{{Cita web|url=http://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/v/valencia_manuel.htm|título=Biografía de Manuel María Valencia|fechaacceso=15 de agosto de 2016|sitioweb=www.biografiasyvidas.com}}</ref> ==Biography== He was born in Santo Domingo on Apri...'

  • Francisco Angulo GuridiCreated 9/7/2024, 2:51:27 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican writer and poet (1816–1884)}} '''Francisco Javier Angulo Guridi''' (December 3, 1816 – December 7, 1884) was a Dominican journalist and writer. He was the son of a Spanish soldier, Andrés Angulo Cabrera,<ref>[http://hoy.com.do/angulo-guridi-el-patriotaolvidado/ Angulo Guridi, el patriota olvidado - 17 de agosto de 2013]</ref> who settled in Cuba after the first independence of Santo Domingo. He remained there during his y...'

  • Alejandro Angulo GuridiCreated 9/5/2024, 2:30:19 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican poet (1823–1906)}} '''Alejandro Angulo Guridi''' (May 3, 1823 – January 17, 1906) was a Dominican writer and politician, who held the portfolios of Justice and Foreign Affairs. According to some historians, he wrote the first Dominican short story and probably also the first novel (although there is no evidence to support the latter).<ref>[https://acento.com.do/2018/opinion/8635335-la-primera-novela-publicada-dominicano/ Mi...'

  • Jacinto de la ConchaCreated 9/5/2024, 2:04:09 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{Short description|Dominican activist and militant (1819–1886)}} Jacinto de la Concha (1819–1886) was one of the early leaders in the Dominican independence movement. He was among the nine founding members of the [[La Trinitaria (Dominican Republic)|Trinitarios]]. However, his popularity waned after his alignment to administrations that favored annexation. Today in the Dominican Republic, he is considered a national hero of the independence struggle of...'

  • Juan Isidro PérezCreated 8/28/2024, 3:17:07 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{Short description|Dominican revolutionary (1817–1868)}} {{Infobox person | name = Juan Isidro Pérez | image = Santo Domingo - Parque Independencia 0215.JPG | caption = Bust of Pérez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | birth_date = November 19, 1817 | birth_place = [[Santo Domingo]], [[Captaincy General of Santo Domingo]] | death_date = February 7, 1868 (aged 50) | death_place = S...'

  • Pedro Alejandro PinaCreated 8/28/2024, 2:31:22 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{Short description|Dominican independence leader (1820–1870}}{{Infobox person | name = Pedro Alejandrino Pina | image = PedroAlejandrinoPinaGarcia.jpg | caption = Portrait of Piña {{circa|1840s}} | birth_name = Pedro Alejandrino Pina Garcia | birth_date = November 20, 1820 | birth_place = [[Santo Domingo]], [[Captaincy General of Santo Domingo|Colony of Santo Domingo]] | death_date = A...'

  • José María CamineroCreated 8/16/2024, 2:22:49 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican conservative politician (1782–1853)}} {{Infobox person | name = José María Caminero | image = Fotografía de D. José María Caminero y Ferrer.jpg | caption = Photograph of Caminero {{circa|1840s}} | birth_date = 1782 | birth_place = [[Santiago de Cuba]], [[Cuba]] | death_date = January 2, 1853 (aged 81) | death_place = [[Santo Domingo]], Dominican Republ...'

  • Joseph-David de BarquierCreated 8/14/2024, 9:16:16 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|French general (1757–1844)}} '''Joseph-David de Barquier''' ( June 7, 1757 – October 31, 1844) was a French commander from the [[French Revolution]]. He would later take part in the affairs of the island of [[Hispaniola]]. The two occupying colonies of [[Saint-Domingue]] and [[Captaincy General of Santo Domingo|Santo Domingo]] would each undergo their own revolutions against France: the [[Haitian Revolution]] and the Spanish reconq...'

  • Battle of GuayacanesCreated 8/13/2024, 9:07:05 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1863 battle of the Dominican Restoration War}} {{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Battle of Guayacanes | place = [[Guayacanes]], [[Dominican Republic]] | partof = the [[Dominican Restoration War]] | result = Dominican victory | combatant1 = {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} [[Dominican Republic]] | combatant2 = {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Kingdom of Spain]] | commander1 = {{fla...'

  • Segovia Registration ScandalCreated 8/12/2024, 5:51:38 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1856 diplomatic scandal in the Dominican Republic}} The '''Segovia Registration Scandal''' was a procedure opened on February 20, 1856 by the consular president of [[Spain]] in [[Santo Domingo]], [[Antonio María Segovia]], based on a false interpretation of article 7' of the treaty agreed between Spain and the Dominican Republic on February 18, 1855, which through simple registration in the consulate, allowed all natives of Spain who ha...'

  • Antonio María SegoviaCreated 8/12/2024, 5:36:26 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Spanish diplomat and writer (1808-1874)}} '''Antonio María Segovia Izquierdo''' (1808 - January 14, 1874) known by his journalistic pseudonyms '''El Estudiante''' and '''El Cócora''', was a Spanish journalist, politician and writer. As the Spanish diplomat to the [[Dominican Republic]], his activities intertwined with the competing nations of [[France]], [[Great Britain]], and the [[United States]], all of which stoke interest in the C...'

  • Battle of JuraCreated 8/12/2024, 12:08:26 PM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1863 battle of the Dominican Restoration War}} {{Infobox military conflict}} The '''Battle of Jura''' was a military confrontation of the [[Dominican Restoration War]] that took place on October 1, 1863 during the reign of Isabel II of Spain in which the Spanish royal army commanded [[Eusebio Puello]], faced the troops of the Dominican Liberation Army under the command of General [[José Durán (soldier)|José Durán]]. Despite the Span...'

  • Leandro ManzuetaCreated 8/12/2024, 5:53:39 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican independence fighter (1824–1873)}} '''Leandro Manzueta''' (1824 – November 12, 1873) was a Dominican activist. Brother of Eusebio, he was a man of proven personal value and with an accentuated national feeling.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mejía |first=Rafael Chaljub |title=Diccionario Biográfico de los Restauradores de la República |year=2007 |isbn=9789945859126 |location=Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |pages=191 |language=...'

  • Eusebio ManzuetaCreated 8/12/2024, 5:51:53 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican peasant leader (1823–1873)}} Eusebio Manzueta (1823 – November 12, 1873) was a Dominican landowner and soldier in the wars of Independence of the [[Dominican Republic]]. ==Early life== He was born in 1823, in [[Yamasá]], which in those times belonged to the National District. He was a large landowner in the eastern area. During the [[Dominican War of Independence]], he served as a militia colonel in the [[Dominican Army]...'

  • Battle of Sabana de San PedroCreated 8/12/2024, 2:20:24 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1864 battle of the Dominican Restoration War}} {{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Battle of Sabana de San Pedro | place = [[San Pedro Savannah]], [[Dominican Republic]] | date = January 23, 1863 | result = Spanish victory | combatant1 = {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Kingdom of Spain]] | combatant2 = {{flag|Dominican Republic}} | commander1 = {{flagicon|Spain}} Antonio Abad...'

  • Battle of La CanelaCreated 8/12/2024, 1:47:09 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1864 Battle of the Dominican Restoration War}} {{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Battle of La Canela | place = [[Neiba]], [[Dominican Republic]] | partof = the [[Dominican Restoration War]] | image = Mapa de la isla de Santo Domingo.jpg | caption = Map of the island of Santo Domingo | date = December 4, 1864 | result = Dominican victory *Insurgents occup...'

  • Battle of Paso del MuertoCreated 8/12/2024, 1:34:26 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1864 battle of the Dominican Restoration War}} {{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Battle of Paso del Muerto | place = [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] | partof = the [[Dominican Restoration War]] | result = Spanish victory | combatant1 = {{flag|Spain}} | combatant2 = {{flag|Dominican Republic}} | commander1 = {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Suero]] | commander2...'

  • Battle of Arroyo BermejoCreated 8/11/2024, 2:25:23 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|1863 battle of the Dominican Restoration War}} {{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Battle of Arroyo Bermejo | place = [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] | partof = the [[Dominican Restoration War]] | image = Ilustración de Don Pedro Santana (cropped).jpg | date = September 23, 1863 | result = Dominican victory | combatant1 = {{flag|Spain|1785}} | comb...'

  • Norberto ReinosoCreated 8/10/2024, 2:54:44 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican militant and activist}} '''Norberto Reinoso''' was a Dominican militant and hero of the [[Dominican Restoration War]]. A native of [[Puerto Plata]], he worked as a woodpecker. He later became a dedicated officer of the restoration forces, he took up arms since the action began in Puerto Plata. The night of August 27, 1863, he landed there a powerful column led by General Primo de Rivera, sent to reinforce from [[Cuba]] to aid t...'

  • Manuel MejíaCreated 8/10/2024, 1:20:54 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican military general (1805–1887)}} Manuel Mejía (1805 – 1887) was a Dominican military leader. He was a soldier in the the [[Dominican Republic]]’s war of liberation from Haiti and Spain. ==Early life== He was born in La Vega in 1805. He was a soldier of the fight for independence from Haiti in which he reached the rank of brigadier general.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mejía |first=Rafael Chaljub |title=Diccionario Biográfico...'

  • Ramón María MellaCreated 8/10/2024, 12:45:18 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican independence activist (1837–1868)}} Ramón María Mella Brea (July 27, 1837 – 1868) was a Dominican independence activist. Son of the hero [[Matías Ramón Mella]], he participated in the struggles against Spain in the 1860s. {{Infobox military person}} ==Biography== He was born on July 27, 1837. He was born to Josefa Brea and [[Matías Ramón Mella]], one of the founding fathers of the [[Dominican Republic]]. He has par...'

  • Jean-Louis FerrandCreated 8/7/2024, 3:23:46 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|French military commander; 70th governor of Santo Domingo (1803–1808)}} Jean-Louis Ferrand (December 13, 1758 – November 7, 1808) was a French general and military commander. He made some campaigns in France at the beginning of the [[French Revolution]], and took part in the failed expedition into [[Saint-Domingue]]. [[File:Général Jean-Louis Ferrand.jpg|Général_Jean-Louis_Ferrand]] ==Early life== Ferrand was born on December...'

  • Santiago BasoraCreated 8/7/2024, 2:36:18 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican leader and officer}} '''Santiago Basora''' was a Dominican revolutionary who was a leader in the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. Basora, a former slave himself, was determined that the new independent government would promise that slavery would never return to the [[Dominican Republic]]. He led a revolt in Monte Grande before being confronted by independence leaders [[Tomás Bobadilla]] and [[Manuel Jimenes]], who ensured hi...'

  • Sebatian PoncerrateCreated 8/6/2024, 4:27:50 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican militant and activist}} '''Sebatian Poncerrate''' was a Dominican revolutionary leader. A native of Santo Domingo, he was of pure [[African]] ancestry. Civilian element that cooperated in Government functions as a member of the Justice and Public Instruction Commission the year 1865. Since the beginning of the [[Dominican Restoration War]] he had ben involved in patriotic activities in that city, serving the restoration cause w...'

  • Juan Antonio Alvarez (soldier)Created 8/6/2024, 4:24:08 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Fighter in the Dominican Restoration War}} '''Juan Antonio Alvarez Cartagena''' was a Dominican military commander. == Biography == A native of [[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]], he was an industrialist established in La Vega, where he lived and acted for a large part of his life. He participated in the [[Dominican War of Independence]] as a military leader of [[La Vega]]. When the annexation to Spain bagan, he was an ardent supp...'

  • Gabino PuelloCreated 8/6/2024, 3:21:02 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{Short description|Dominican militant (1816–1847)}} '''Gabino Puello de Castro''' (1816 – December 23, 1847) was a Dominican revolutionary who was a prominent leader in the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. Gabino Puello was entrusted to travel to the South in order to publicize the Dominican Act of Independence, of January 16, 1844. He took advantage of the fact that he was going to play parties to carry out his revolutionary activities. ==Life== He...'

  • Pedro Valverde (general)Created 8/5/2024, 3:14:09 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican general (1818–1900)}} '''Pedro Valverde Lara''' (July 5, 1818 – March 31, 1900) was a Dominican general and independence activist. {{infobox military person}} [[File:Ilustración_de_Don_Pedro_Valverde.png]] == Early years == He was born in [[Baní]] on July 5, 1818. He was the son of Miguel Valverde and Marcela Lara. He grew up in the Capital. He was at the [[Puerta del Conde]] on the night of February 27, 1844, in which...'

  • Carlos MedranoCreated 8/5/2024, 3:05:25 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Hero of the Dominican Restoration War}} '''Carlos Medrano''' was a Dominican freedom fighter who fought in the [[Dominican Restoration War]]. ==Biography== Described as a selfless and tireless fighter, he joined the [[Dominican Restoration War]] upon hearing the shots that rang out in his hometown, [[Puerto Plata]]. On August 31 he arrived in [[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]], which was the scene of an intense battle between the...'

  • Rasín IsurúnCreated 8/5/2024, 2:42:04 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican soldier (1824–1913)}} '''Rasín Isurún''' (1824 – 1913) was a Dominican revolutionary and military commander. He was a hero of two independence wars of the Dominican Republic. ==Early life== He was born in 1824 in the city of [[Puerto Plata]]. He was the son of a Dutch emigrant and a Dominican. Not much is known about his childhood or adulthood, but it is acknowledged that he was a soldier in the Dominican War of Indep...'

  • Juan Bonilla (soldier)Created 8/5/2024, 2:40:06 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Soldier in the Dominican Restoration War}} '''Juan Bonilla''' was a leader in the [[Dominican Restoration War]]. He was commander of the Reserves, he joined the national forces since the armed actions spread to his land, [[Puerto Plata]] on August 27, 1863. He was stationed in Jácuba, along with [[Pedro Gregorio Martínez]] and [[Rasín Isurún]]. In that place, on September 12, the powerful column commanded by Brigadier Primo de Rivera...'

  • Pedro Gregorio MartínezCreated 8/4/2024, 2:04:58 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican independence fighter (1819–1890)}} '''Pedro Gregorio Martínez''' (1819 – November 17, 1890) was a Dominican soldier of the [[Dominican Restoration War]]. ==Early life== He was born in [[Sosúa]] in 1819. He was born to Gregorio Martínez and Catalina Abreu. He was said to have been one of the richest and most influential landowners in the entire North Coast.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mejía |first=Rafael Chaljub |title=Dicci...'

  • Francisco Reyes MariónCreated 8/4/2024, 2:00:02 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|National hero of the Dominican Republic}} '''Francisco Reyes Marión''' was a national hero of the [[Dominican Republic]]. He fought in the wars agains Haiti, Spain, and the United States. ==Life== A native of [[Sabaneta]]. He was a veteran of the [[Battle of Sabana Larga]], fought on January 24, 1856 against the last [[Dominican War of Independence|Haitian invasion]]. During the [[Cibaeño Revolution]] against [[Buenaventura Báez]]...'

  • Juan NouesíCreated 8/4/2024, 1:57:25 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican independence leader}} '''Juan Nouesí Laffite''' was a Dominican revolutionary and independence hero. He was a famous leader during the turbulent struggles for Dominican independence. ==Life== ===Origins=== Distinguished and heroic commander of the national weapons, native of Marmolejos, rural section of the old common of Blanco, today Luperón. His father was called Juan Francisco Laffite and his mother, María del Carmen Nou...'

  • Benito Martínez (militant)Created 8/3/2024, 4:38:41 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican soldier}} '''Benito Martínez''' was a Dominican military commander who was a leader in the [[Dominican Restoration War]]. Due to his death in combat, he was a Martyr in the [[Dominican Republic]]. == Early life == A native of [[Puerto Plata]] he was a Farmer, owner of large tracts of land on the slopes of the Isabel de Torres hill. He was a veteran of the [[Dominican War of Independence]]; He had the rank of general and was e...'

  • Antonio CabaCreated 8/3/2024, 4:20:14 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{Short description|Dominican general and revolutionary}} '''Antonio Cana''' was a Dominican soldier and military leader. He was a hero in both the wars of [[Dominican War of Independence|Independence]] and [[Dominican Restoration War|Restoration]] against [[Haiti]] and [[Spain]] respectively. ==Personal life== He was a resident in Taveras, located in [[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]]. His wife was Rosa Fernández. He had been a soldier of the Dom...'

  • Santiago MotaCreated 8/3/2024, 4:18:01 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Hero of the Dominican Restoration War}} '''Santiago Mota''' was a Dominican general and Martyr of the [[Dominican Restoration War]]. He was born in [[San Francisco de Macoris]]. He served as a low militia captain during the Spanish annexation. He joined the Patriotic War after the head of Macorís, General [Juan Esteban Ariza]], left the square and fled towards [[Santo Domingo]]. Mota formed a battalion with his own citizens, marched...'

  • Gregorio de LoraCreated 8/3/2024, 4:14:45 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican militant and soldier (1815–1863)}} '''Gregorio de Lora''' (1815 – September 6, 1863) was a Dominican general who was a hero in the [[Dominican War of Independence]]. He would later fight in the [[Dominican Restoration War]], in which he died in combat. == Early life == He was born in [[Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic|Puerto Plata]] in 1815, during the [[España Boba]] era. Not much is known about his childhood or early ad...'

  • Benito MonciónCreated 8/3/2024, 1:10:19 AM

    [[WP:AES|←]]Created page with '{{short description|Dominican revolutionary (1826–1898)}} '''Benito Monción Duran''' (March 29, 1826 – February 11, 1898) was a Dominican revolutionary and a prominent leader in the [[Dominican Restoration War]]. {{Infobox military person | name = Benito Monción | image = General Benito Monción.jpg | caption = Monción {{circa|1860s–1870s}} | birth_date = March 29, 1826 | death_date = February 11, 1898 (aged 72) | bir...'

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