The Dominican Republic's first Constitution is adopted…

November 1844 CE

The Dominican Republic's first Constitution is adopted on November 6, 1844, and is modeled after the United States Constitution.

The decades that follow will be filled with tyranny, factionalism, economic difficulties, rapid changes of government, and exile for political opponents.

Archrivals Santana and Buenaventura Báez will hold power most of the time, both ruling arbitrarily.

They will promote competing plans to annex the new nation to another power: Santana favors Spain, and Báez the United States.

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Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic View →

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Buenaventura Báez View → Charles Rivière-Hérard View → Jean-Pierre Boyer View → Juan Pablo Duarte View → Pedro Santana View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (first restoration) of View → Dominican Republic (restored) View →

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Government View → Custom and Law View →

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