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Dominican Republic Independence Day. On 27 February 1844, a group called La Trinitaria (The Trinity) created a movement that fought for and led to the country’s sovereignty.
The Dominican War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia Dominicana) was a war of independence that began when the Dominican Republic declared independence from the Republic of Haiti on February 27, 1844 and ended on January 24, 1856.
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, ... Dominican Republic: Independence Day: 30 November:
February 27: Independence Day, national holiday [2] Friday of Holy Week, March or April: Good Friday, national holiday [2] 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]
Dominican Republic Carnival parade in La Vega. The carnival season in the Dominican Republic kicks off with a carnival gala held indoors in Santiago de los Caballeros, as opposed to every other carnival event held outdoors throughout the month of February. Dominicans are usually most festive on February 27, which is the Dominican Independence Day.
Bust of María Baltasara de los Reyes in the Parque Independencia, Santo Domingo. María Baltasara de los Reyes y Bustamante (January 6, 1798 – 1867) was a Dominican revolutionary who had an important role in the independence movement of the Dominican Republic, She was the first woman to take up arms in the Dominican War of Independence.
The First Dominican Republic, [1] (Spanish: Primera República Dominicana, Primera República) was a predecessor of the currently existing Dominican Republic, and began on 27 February 1844 with the proclamation of the Dominican Republic, and culminated on 18 March 1861 with the annexation of the country to Spain. During these 17 years the ...
Juan José Duarte Rodríguez (September 15, 1768 – November 25, 1843) was a Spanish merchant and early activist for Dominican independence. He was the father of Dominican revolutionary, Juan Pablo Duarte , who is today remembered as the Father of the Nation of the Dominican Republic .