The Coup of 18 Dominican Brumaire was a military coup d'état that took place on June 9, 1844, in the Dominican Republic. Orchestrated by liberal leaders of the Dominican War of Independence, this even
Juan Pablo Duarte, leading figure of the 18 Dominican Brumaire, proclaimed as president by his supporter, Matías Ramón Mella.
Pedro Santana, who did not accept the events of the military coup, took advantage of the disagreements between the leading Trinitarios to seize control of the government.
José Joaquín Puello de Castro was a Dominican revolutionary and government minister who stood out as a key leader in the Dominican War of Independence.
Portrait of Eusebio Puello, José's younger brother, born in 1811.