First Republic (Dominican Republic)

First Dominican Republic
Dominican territory
1844–1861
Flag Coat of arms
Capital		Santo Domingo
Languages		Spanish
Government		Unitary presidential republic
President
•	1844–1848 (first)	Pedro Santana
History
•	proclamation of the first Constitution	November 6, 1844
•	annexation of the country to Spain	March 18, 1861
Currency		Dominican peso
Preceded by Succeeded by Unification of Hispaniola Dominican War of Independence Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic Second Republic (Dominican Republic)
Today part of		Dominican Republic

The First Republic of the Dominican Republic began on November 6, 1844 with the proclamation of the first Constitution, and culminated on March 18, 1861 with the annexation of the country to Spain. During these 17 years, with a fragile State and under constant threat of Haitian invasions, there were 8 governments (3 of which corresponded to Pedro Santana and 2 to Buenaventura Báez).

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