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España Boba
Origins
Dominican creoles led by Juan Sánchez Ramírez expelled the French from Santo Domingo in 1809, with British help, and voluntarily returned the colony to Spain. Spain itself was then fighting Napoleon, and the restored colony received little money, troops or attention.
Rule and society
Sánchez Ramírez governed until his death in 1811, followed by captains general such as Carlos de Urrutia, mocked as 'Carlos Conuco' for making soldiers farm, and Sebastián Kindelán. The economy, already ruined by war and emigration, depended on cattle, tobacco and mahogany, and paper money lost value. Conspiracies included the so-called Italian plot of 1810 and a slave revolt plan of 1812, both harshly suppressed. Spain's liberal constitution of 1812 was briefly applied.
Decline and legacy
Disillusioned with Spain, the lawyer José Núñez de Cáceres proclaimed independence on 1 December 1821 as the Republic of Spanish Haiti. The colony's weakness made the Haitian occupation of 1822 easy.
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- España Boba was a colony of Spanish Empire1809 CE – 1821 CE
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