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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 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
After these three stages of national historical development, the Dominican people have always been present every time it has been necessary to defend national sovereignty, as occurred in the Dominican Restoration War (1863-1865), in the Six Years' War (1868-1874), in the nationalist resistance during the first American occupation (1916-1924 ...
General José Antonio Salcedo y Ramírez, known as "Pepillo" (1816 – November 5, 1864) was Dominican military leader who played a fundamental role in the Dominican Restoration War, which achieved the independence from Spain in 1865. A martyr, he was the first Dominican head of state to be assassinated in the history of the Dominican Republic.
Today, emigration from the Dominican Republic remains high, facilitated by the social networks of now-established Dominican communities in the United States. [79] Besides the United States, significant numbers of Dominicans have also settled in Spain and in the nearby U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Dominicans in New York Dominican Day Parade.