Pedro Santana, seeing his influence clearly threatened,…

Pedro Santana, seeing his influence clearly threatened, returns to the political arena in February 1853, when he is elected to succeed Baez.

The general moves quickly to deal with Baez, who had once been a colonel under his command, denouncing him for ties to the Haitians and as a threat to the nation's security.

Exercising his authority under Article 210 of the constitution, Santana expels the former president from the Dominican Republic.