Matías Ramón Mella
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Ramón Matías Mella Castillo, known as Ramón Mella, was a Dominican revolutionary, politician, and military general during the Dominican War of Independence. He is known for being one of the three prin
Portrait of Mella, in his military uniform, holding a blunderbuss, c. 1840s–1850s
Unpublished document, written in Mella's handwriting, signed as Ramón Mella.
Charles Rivière-Herard
Illustration of the arrest of Mella and Francisco Antonio Salcedo.
18 Dominican Brumaire
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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.
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Jose Joaquin Puello