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February 27: Independence Day, national holiday [2] Friday of Holy Week, March or April: Good Friday, national holiday [2] May 1: Labour Day, national holiday [2] Second Thursday after Pentecost, May or June: Corpus Christi, national holiday [4] August 16: Restoration Day, national holiday [2] [5]
Dominican Republic: Independence Day: 30 November: 1821 Spanish Empire: Independence from Spain in November 1821. [49] 27 February: 1844 Haiti: Independence re-declared from Haiti in 1844, after a 22-year occupation. Start of the Dominican War of Independence. Restoration Day: 16 August: 1863 Spanish Empire: Day of Grito del Capotillo on August ...
The Dominican Restoration War or the Dominican War of Restoration (Spanish: Guerra de la Restauración), called War of Santo Domingo in Spain (Guerra de Santo Domingo), [2] was a guerrilla war between 1863 and 1865 in the Dominican Republic between Dominican nationalists and Spain, the latter of which had recolonized the country 17 years after its independence.
In 1861, the country reverted to Spanish rule but once again won its independence again in 1865 after the Dominican Restoration War. The day falls within Carnaval de la Vega, a month-long ...
José Cabrera Gómez (1810 – March 14, 1884) was a Dominican soldier and politician who was a prominent figure in the Dominican War of Independence and the Dominican Restoration War. In the latter conflict, he was one of the leaders behind the Grito del Capotillo, which triggered the start of the war against the Kingdom of Spain.
Fiesta Patria de la Restauración, or Restoration Day, celebrates the Dominican Republic's day of independence from Spain, which occurred in 1863. Nationwide events include parades, music festivals, street festivals, and food festivals. Three days each June are set aside for the Latin Music Festival in Santo Domingo. Both local and ...
The Dominican Republic officially recognized the State of Israel on 30 December 1948, and relations were established in 1949. On the second of June 1955, the Dominican Republic appointed its first non-resident representative to Israel, which was based in Rome, Italy, Ambassador Telesforo R. Calderón. [ 3 ]
The Battle of Santiago (1863) (Spanish: Batalla de Santiago de 1863) was a battle during the Dominican Restoration War.On September 6, 1863, during the Restoration War, after an intense battle, the Spanish annexationist forces managed to enter the Plaza de Armas in Santiago.