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Many residents of Colonial Santo Domingo, now the Dominican Republic, left for Puerto Rico because of the cession of Santo Domingo to France in 1795, the Haitian invasions from 1801 to 1803, and the occupation from 1822 to 1844. Immigration continued over the next 86 years although at a comparatively low rate.
La reconquista de la Parte Española de la isla de Santo Domingo, 1808–1809 (Mimeografiado). Delafosse, J. B. Lemonier. Segunda campaña de Santo Domingo. Santiago, 1946. Del Monte y Tejada, Antonio. Historia de Santo Domingo. 3 vols. Ciudad Trujillo, 1951. García, José Gabriel. Compendio de la historia de Santo Domingo. 4 vols. Santo ...
The French fled to Santo Domingo and made their way to Puerto Rico. Once there, they settled in the western region of the island in towns such as Mayagüez. With their expertise, they helped develop the island's sugar industry, converting Puerto Rico into a world leader in the exportation of sugar. [7]
Avenida Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres: Is located on the northern part of Santo Domingo starting at the roundabout Cristo Rey sector and corner with Ortega y Gasset, Máximo Gómez, Arbert Duarte and Thomas avenues, among others; culminating in the sector of Simón Bolívar . This avenue is characterized by many businesses that sell auto parts .
The provinces as the second level of political and administrative division contain at least two municipalities. The Distrito Nacional, which is neither a municipality nor a province, consists of only one municipality, Santo Domingo (Constitution: "the city of Santo Domingo de Guzmán is the Distrito Nacional" [5]).
The Puerto Rican Volunteers Corps (Instituto de Voluntarios de Puerto Rico in Spanish) was a militia composed of private citizens, principally instituted for the defense of Puerto Rico from foreign invasion and local uprisings. Following the example of Cuba, this militia was first established in December 1864 in order to fill the void left by ...
Annexation of Santo Domingo or of the Dominican Republic may refer to: French annexation during the Era de Francia (1795–1815) Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo (1822–1844) Annexation of the Dominican Republic to Spain (1861–1865) Proposed annexation of Santo Domingo by the United States (1869–1871)