The Second Dominican Republic was the predecessor of the Dominican Republic. It began with the restoration of the country in 1865 and culminated with the American intervention in 1916.
Following the independence from Spain in 1865, the annexationist politician Buenaventura Báez rose to power, once again with another annexation protect.
Ulises Heureaux would serve as president (and as a dictator) of the Dominican Republic until his assassination in 1899.
The fall of the Heureaux dictatorship led to the rise of Horacio Vásquez to the presidency following the U.S occupation of 1916.
The Annexation of the Dominican Republic to Spain or Reintegration of Santo Domingo was a four-year period between 1861 and 1865 during which the former Spanish possession of Santo Domingo in the east
Second Dominican Republic
…1865–1916 Flag Coat of arms Capital Santo Domingo Common languages Spanish Government Unitary presidential republic President • 1865-1916 List History • Spanish evacuation 15 July 1865 • U.S. occupation 15 May 1916 Currency Dominican peso Preceded by Succeeded by Spanish annexation of the Dominican Republic Military…
Swearing-in of Santana as governor and captain-general of Santo Domingo, before Serrano and a portrait of Isabella II. Painting by Wenceslao Cisneros.
The archbishop Bienvenido Monzón y Martín-Puente
José de la Gándara in Santo Domingo