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The proposed annexation of Santo Domingo was an attempted treaty during the later Reconstruction era, initiated by United States President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869, to annex Santo Domingo (as the Dominican Republic was commonly known) as a United States territory, with the promise of eventual statehood.
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)
The Annexation of the Dominican Republic to Spain (Spanish: Anexión de la República Dominicana a España) or Reintegration of Santo Domingo (Reintegración de Santo Domingo) was a brief period in 1861–1865 during which the Dominican Republic returned to the sovereignty of Spain, following the request of Dominican dictator Pedro Santana. [1]
A referendum on annexation by the United States was held in the Dominican Republic on 19 February 1870. [1] The proposal was approved by 99.93% of voters, although turnout was just 30%. [1] However, the United States Senate rejected the annexation on 30 June 1870 with a 28–28 vote. [2]
Pedro Santana y Familias, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras (June 29, 1801 – June 14, 1864) was a Dominican soldier and politician who served three times as the president of the First Dominican Republic (1844–1861) and was the first governor-general during the period of annexation of the Dominican Republic to Spain (1861–1865), accomplished at Santana's request.
The republic maintained its independence except for a brief annexation by Spain from 1861 to 1865, after which the Second Dominican Republic was established. The country later experienced its first occupation by the United States from 1916 to 1924, followed by the establishment of the Third Dominican Republic .
Previously in 1868, President Andrew Johnson had proposed annexation but Congress refused. In July 1869 Grant sent Orville E. Babcock and Rufus Ingalls who negotiated a draft treaty with Dominican Republic president Buenaventura Báez for the annexation of Santo Domingo to the United States and the sale of Samaná Bay for $2 million. To keep ...
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 ...