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Battle Of Guayubín
The Battle of Guayubín (Spanish: ''Batalla de Guayubín)'' was a battle of the Dominican Restoration War. This was the first military conflict following the rebel cry of ''Grito del Capotillo'' on August 16, 1863. On August 19, 1863, Dominicans forces, led by General Benito Monción, shot at the cavalry of the Governor of Santiago, General Manuel Buceta, who was in Las Pastillas, on the march towards Guayubín. (One says that the Spanish military returned fire, but there was no combat). That same day, General Gaspar Polanco Gaspar Polanco Borbón (1816 – November 28, 1867) was a Dominican Republic military general and politician. He has been one of the most notable military figures in the history of the Dominican Republic and served as the country's president. ...'s military force, upon hearing the shots, pursued the Spanish cavalry and faced each other at the Macabón River. In that circumstance, the surprise attack on Buceta’s forces left heavy casualties, forcing B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayubín
Guayubín is a town in the Monte Cristi province of the Dominican Republic. It is Monte Cristi's second-largest town. They hold annual festivities from August 1 until about August 10, where they celebrate their saint, which is San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence). Each festivity is filled with music, live activities including softball, volleyball and baseball tournaments and performances by recognized artists and comedians as well as a designated trio of queens (juvenil, internacional and infantil—juvenile, international and children's) along with a vice-queen, princess, ambassador, etc. for each queen who are chosen by the residents or by the organizing committee. Notable Person * Aquilino Gonell, officer of the United States Capitol Police The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States with nationwide jurisdiction charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grito De Capotillo
The Grito de Capotillo is considered the act that began the Dominican Restoration War that sought the Independence of Dominican Republic from the Kingdom of Spain. This act, initiated by Santiago Rodríguez Masagó on August 16, 1863, was the third (and final) proclamation of Dominican independence from an occupying force, succeeding prior proclamations such as the formations of The Republic of Spanish Haiti and the First Dominican Republic of 1821 and 1844, respectively. History On August 16, 1863, in La Visite, near Ouanaminthe, Haiti, a group of Dominican revolutionaries led by Santiago Rodríguez Masagó, Benito Monción, José Cabrera, and an unknown person met while on the Dominican side of the border another group of revolutionaries waited, among whom were Juan Antonio Polanco and Pedro Antonio Pimentel. On August 16, 1863, the revolutionaries armed with machetes and a few rifles led by Santiago Rodríguez would take advantage of the fact that the Spanish Government orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conflicts In 1863
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Battles Of The Dominican Restoration War
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. An engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish. The word "battle" can also be used infrequently to refer to an entire operational campaign, although this usage greatly diverges from its conventional or customary meaning. Generally, the word "battle" is used for such campaigns if referring to a protracted combat encounter in which either one or both of the combatants had the same methods, resources, and strategic objectives throughout the encounter. Some prominent examples of this would be the Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of Britain, and the Battle of France, all in World War II. Wars and military campaigns are guided by military strategy, whereas battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
San Fernando de Monte Cristi, also known as Montecristi, is the capital town of Monte Cristi Province in the Dominican Republic. It is located in the northwest region of the country in a coastal area above the border with Haiti. The town was at the forefront in many of the advances including the first aqueduct, first railroad and telephone in the island. In 1895, it was the site of the signing of the Manifesto of Montecristi by Máximo Gómez and José Martí, at the Gómez home on Mella St. They sailed from "La Granja" beach, also in Montecristi, to Cuba to fight for its independence. History Monte Cristi was officially founded by Nicolás de Ovando in 1506 and populated in 1533 by Juan de Bolaños and 63 families from the Canary Islands. The existence of mineral wealth was the incentive to the increase of the Spanish settlement. Years later, in 1545, another family contingent joined and expanded the town. Agriculture and cattle raising were the two main activities of these fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico De Jesús García
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Juan Antonio Polanco
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Gaspar Polanco
Gaspar Polanco Borbón (1816 – November 28, 1867) was a Dominican Republic military general and politician. He has been one of the most notable military figures in the history of the Dominican Republic and served as the country's president. In August 1863, he already held the rank of general, and assumed as Commander-in-Chief. Early life Little is known so far about his personal background. Not even his exact year and place of birth are known, although it is presumed that it occurred in Guayubín or in the Corral Viejo area of that municipality, in 1816. His father, Valentín Polanco, was a resident cattle breeder and tobacco grower in Guayubín, from where it was easy to export to neighboring Haiti. Border trade had resumed at a certain point after Dominican independence, although there was no armistice between the two countries. Gaspar, the most capable of the three brothers, maintained the family patrimony, managing to combine his activities as a regional military leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, global language with 483 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 558 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries, as well as one of the Official languages of the United Nations, six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a Dominican Republic–Haiti border, land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the Geography of the Dominican Republic, eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin (island), Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared by two sovereign states. In the Antilles, the country is the List of Caribbean islands by area, second-largest nation by area after Cuba at and List of Caribbean countries by population, second-largest by population after Haiti with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom 3.6 million reside in the Greater Santo Domingo, metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola prior to European colonization of the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Buceta
Manuel Buceta del Villar (April 8, 1808 – February 3, 1882) was a Spanish brigadier who served as military governor of Málaga and Melilla. He also served in the Dominican Restoration War and the First Carlist War. Biography He was the natural son of María Buceta del Villar; he joined the Popular Militia as a first corporal and participated in the First Carlist War as a first sergeant, standing out from the beginning for his liberal attitude. In the Revolution of 1846, he was commander of the Civil Guard and in the company of General Solís he marched towards La Coruña forming part of the first division, made up of the provincial regiments of Gijón and Segovia, an Infantry battalion from Zamora, a company of "Guides of Freedom", 120 carabinieri, 20 horses and two pieces of artillery. But the uprising failed and Miguel Solís Cuetos was shot with others in Carral on 26 April, and Buceta fled disguised as a woman to Portugal. The following year he was in Madrid participating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benito Monción
Benito Monción Duran (March 29, 1826 – February 11, 1898) was a Dominican revolutionary hero who participated in the Dominican War of Independence. He later played an active role in various military campaigns of the Dominican Restoration War, which consolidated the independence of the Dominican Republic. Early life He was born on March 29, 1826, in La Vega, but he grew up in Dajabón because his mother moved to live there when Benito was little. A social product of poorest strata of the peasantry, Monción resided in Sabaneta. He was a farm laborer service of the rich hatero and merchant Santiago Rodríguez Masagó. Because he lived near the border, he was one of the first Dominicans to face the Haitian invasions during the Dominican War of Independence. In 1845, he received the rank of Sergeant for his courage and will in the Battle of Beler and was later promoted to second lieutenant in the battalion in Dajabón. In 1856, he fought in the Battle of Sabana Larga against th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
