José Núñez de Cáceres y Albor was a Dominican revolutionary and writer. Known for being the leader of the first Dominican independence movement against Spain in 1821, his actions preceded the Dominica
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As a young man, Núñez de Cáceres had already occupied several positions in the restored Spanish government in Santo Domingo under his former boss, Juan Sánchez Ramírez.
As Spanish rule in Santo Domingo became more unstable, other colonies in Latin America were already in preparation to break away from the Spanish Empire. The wars of independence in South America would have a great influence in Núñez de Cáceres's desire for the independence of Santo Domingo.
During the process of planning the independence revolt, Núñez de Cáceres managed to gain the collaboration of prominent military leaders, especially Pablo Alí.
The Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo was the annexation and merger of then-independent Republic of Spanish Haiti into the Republic of Haiti, which lasted twenty-two years from February 9, 1822, to
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…Haiti, which existed from December 1, 1821, to February 9, 1822. This period was known as the ephemeral independence because it quickly ended with the Haitian Military Occupation of Santo Domingo. José Núñez de Cáceres Albor was born on March 14, 1772, in the capital city of Santo Domingo. He was the son of 2nd Lt. Francisco Núñez de Cáceres and…
Portrait of Juan Sánchez Ramírez, painted in the early 19th century
19th-century French print showing Mackau forcing Boyer to agree to pay 150 million francs to compensate French planters
Jean-Pierre Boyer, the ruler of Haiti