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The Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (Spanish: Capitanía General de Santo Domingo pronounced [kapitaˈni.a xeneˈɾal de ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo] ⓘ) was the first Capitancy in the New World, established by Spain in 1492 on the island of Hispaniola.
The siege of Santo Domingo (1808) (Spanish: Sitio de Santo Domingo de 1808) was the second and final major battle of the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo and was fought between November 7, 1808 and July 11, 1809 at Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo.
The name derives from the Spanish main city on the island, Santo Domingo, which came to refer specifically to the Spanish-held Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, now the Dominican Republic. The borders between the two were fluid and changed over time until they were finally solidified in the Dominican War of Independence in 1844.
In 1756, Espaillat migrated eastward to the Spanish side of the island of Hispaniola, settling in Santiago, capital of the Northern region of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo also known as the Cibao region, invited by Antonio Quiñones; [1] two years later, he was legally authorised to exercise his profession in the Spanish colony. [1]
First Spanish Capitancy 1492–1801 Governors and Viceroys of the Indies 1492–1500 Admiral Christopher Columbus, as Viceroy of the Indies 1496–1498 Bartolomeo Columbus, as Adelantado 1500–1502 Comendador Francisco de Bobadilla, as Governor of the Indies 1502–1509 Comendador Frey Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, as Governor of the Indies 1509–1518 Second Admiral Diego Columbus, as ...
In the history of the Dominican Republic, the period of Era de Francia ("Era of France", "French Era" or "French Period") occurred in 1795 when France acquired the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, annexed it into Saint-Domingue and briefly came to acquire the whole island of Hispaniola by the way of the Treaty of Basel, allowing Spain to cede the eastern province as a consequence of the ...
Cotuí, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (later the Dominican Republic) Died: February 11, 1811 () (aged 48–49) Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo: Resting place: National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic: Nationality: Spanish and Dominican: Spouse: Josefa del Monte y Pichardo: Children: 2: Parent(s) Francisca Ramírez and ...
Don Andrés López de Medrano studied at the University of Santo Tomás de Aquino, later the University of Santo Domingo. [3] In 1822, during the Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo, he emigrated to Venezuela, where he earned a bachelor's degree and graduated in the arts from the University of Santa Rosa de Lima in Caracas. [3]