The rebels seize the Ozama fortress in…

1840 CE to 1851 CE

The rebels seize the Ozama fortress in the capital on February 27, 1844, hereafter celebrated as Dominican Independence Day.

The Haitian garrison, taken by surprise and apparently betrayed by at least one of its sentries, retires in disarray.

Within two days, all Haitian officials have departed Santo Domingo.

Mella heads the provisional governing junta of the new Dominican Republic.

Duarte returns to his country on March 14, and on the following day enters the capital amidst great adulation and celebration.

However, the optimism generated by revolutionary triumph will eventually give way to the more prosaic realities of the struggle for power.

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Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic View →

People
Juan Pablo Duarte View →

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Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Haiti, Republic of View → France, (first) Empire of View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (first restoration) of View → Dominican Republic View → Santo Domingo (Haitian-occupied) View → Dominican Republic (restored) View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Santo Domingo, Haitian Occupation of View →

Commodities
Hides and feathers View → Domestic animals View → Slaves View → Sweeteners View → Beer, wine, and spirits View → Stimulants View → Tobacco View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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