FRANCISCO
DEL ROSARIO SANCHEZ ( March
9, 1817 – July 4, 1861)
Francisco Del Rosario Sánchez (March 9, 1817 – July 4, 1861) was a politician and
founding father of the Dominican Republic. He is considered by Dominicans as the second leader
of the 1844 Dominican War
of Independence, after Juan Pablo Duarte and before Ramón Matías Mella. The Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella is named in honor of these men. He was the son of
Narciso Sánchez and Olaya Del Rosario, who were not married at the time of his
birth. His physical features are consistent with mixed black African and
European ancestry.
Sanchez traveled to the U.S. and Europe as a young
man. His vision of the cause was the typical republican goal of the Age of Enlightenment. Duarte's exile took place at the last and most
crucial stage of the struggle. It was when Duarte was exiled and in hiding in Venezuela that
Sánchez became the central presence in the Dominican revolt.
Sánchez took the lead as the prime mover of the
independence movement, maintaining contact with Duarte through his relatives.
While educated and having taught himself Latin and French later in life, he is
mostly remembered as a man of action. In the proceedings that took place just
before the proclamation of independence on February 27, 1844, Sánchez was elected
by his peers in La Trinitaria as Commander in Arms and Chief of the Government Junta
in the nascent republic. This was quite a recognition and a testament to his
virtues.
After a brief period of turmoil and quick political
succession, Pedro Santana exiled the main architects of the independence.
Sánchez spent four years in exile and was eventually pardoned. He returned to
the Dominican Republic in time to see Santana invite Spain to re-occupy the
country as colony.
Sánchez led a force in an attempt to overthrow Santana, but was captured by Santana's
forces and executed in 1861.
He is entombed in a mausoleum, Altar de la Patria, at the Count's Gate (Puerta del Conde) alongside Duarte and Mella, at the location of the
start of the War of Independence
TAKEN FROM WIKIPEDIA
what i dont like sometimes about about this, is some other people who made a big impact on our independence are forgot at all, they just mention Juan Pablo Duarte and thats it, but is not, because men and women here lost their lives for our nation and for being independent.. they just not went away and died in other country as Duarte did!
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