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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.
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] September 24: Our Lady of Mercy (Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes), national holiday [2] November 6: Constitution Day, national holiday [2] December 25: Christmas Day ...
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 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.
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The Battle of Sabana de San Pedro was a military confrontation of the Dominican Restoration War that occurred on January 23, 1864. The Spanish army under the command of Field Marshal Antonio Abad Alfau would prevent the Dominican Liberation Army commanded by General Gregorio Luperón from penetrating where the defense line that protected the City of Santo Domingo passed and would reconquer the ...
1 January - New Year's Day; 6 January - Epiphany; 21 January - Our Lady of High Grace; 26 January - Duarte's Birthday; 27 February – Independence Day; 18 April – Good Friday; 21 April - Easter Monday; 5 May - Labour Day; 5 June - Corpus Christi; 16 August - Restoration Day; 24 September - Our Lady of Mercy; 3 November – Constitution Day
The president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday defended his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring Haiti in their dispute over construction of a canal targeting a river ...