Era de Francia
| Saint-Domingue | ||||||||||
| Colony of France | ||||||||||
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| Capital | Santo Domingo | |||||||||
| Languages | French, Spanish | |||||||||
| Government | Republic (1792-04); First Empire (1804-09) | |||||||||
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| • | 1801-1802 | Toussaint Louverture | ||||||||
| • | 1809 | Gen. Dubarquier | ||||||||
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| • | Peace of Basel | July 22, 1795 | ||||||||
| • | Reestablishment of Spanish rule | July 9, 1809 | ||||||||
| Area | 76,192 km² (29,418 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Currency | Saint-Domingue livre, Santo Domingo peso | |||||||||
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In the history of the Dominican Republic, the period of Era de Francia ("Era of France") occurred in 1795 when France acquired the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, annexed it into Saint-Domingue and briefly came to own the whole island of Hispaniola by the way of the Treaty of Basel, allowing Spain to cede the eastern colony as a consequence of the French Revolutionary Wars. At the time, slaves led by Toussaint Louverture in Saint-Domingue (western colony) were in revolt against France. In 1801, Toussaint Louverture arrived in Santo Domingo, proclaiming the abolition of slavery on behalf of the French Republic and then captured Santo Domingo from the French, taking control of the entire island.
During this time, it was also referred to as the French Santo Domingo
Shortly afterwards, Napoleon dispatched an army to subdue the island. Even after the Haitians had defeated the French, a small French garrison remained in the former Spanish colony. Slavery was reestablished and many of the émigré Spanish colonists returned. In 1802 an army sent by Napoleon under the command of Charles Leclerc, captured Toussaint Louverture and sent him to France as prisoner. His successors and yellow fever succeeded in expelling the French again from Saint-Domingue. The nation declared independence as Haiti in 1804. France went on to recover Spanish Santo Domingo.
In 1805, after crowning himself Emperor, Jean-Jacques Dessalines invaded, reaching Santo Domingo before retreating in the face of a French naval squadron. In their retreat through the Cibao, the Haitians sacked the towns of Santiago de los Caballeros and Moca, slaughtering most of their residents and helping to lay the foundation for two centuries of animosity between the two countries.
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