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José Núñez de Cáceres proclaims independence from Spain as the Republic of Spanish Haiti

The Republic of Spanish Haiti (Spanish: República del Haití Español), also called the State of Santo Domingo (Estado de Santo Domingo) was a former unrecognized breakaway state that succeeded the...

The Republic of Spanish Haiti (Spanish: República del Haití Español), also called the State of Santo Domingo (Estado de Santo Domingo) was a former unrecognized breakaway state that succeeded the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo after independence was declared on 1 December 1821 by José Núñez de Cáceres. The state's constitution declared it as a state of Gran Colombia. The republic lasted only from 1 December 1821 to 9 February 1822 when it was annexed by the Republic of Haiti.

Events Before

  1. Russian Antarctic expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discover the continent of Ant

    Russian Antarctic expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev discover the continent of Antarctica

  2. 5th US President James Monroe's daughter Maria is the first child of a President to marry in the White House

    5th US President James Monroe's daughter Maria is the first child of a President to marry in the White House

  3. The famous ancient Greek statue Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos

    The Venus de Milo or Aphrodite of Melos is an ancient Greek marble sculpture that was created during the Hellenistic period.

  4. British PM Robert Peel (32) weds Sir John Floyd's daughter Julia at St George's, Hanover Square in London

    British PM Robert Peel (32) weds Sir John Floyd's daughter Julia at St George's, Hanover Square in London

  5. Astronomical Society of London (now the Royal Astronomical Society) founded in England

    Astronomical Society of London (now the Royal Astronomical Society) founded in England

Events After

  1. Italian opera composer (The Barber of Seville) Gioachino Rossini weds 1st wife, opera singer Isabella Colbran, in Bologn

    Italian opera composer (The Barber of Seville) Gioachino Rossini weds 1st wife, opera singer Isabella Colbran, in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy)

  2. Nephew of Napoleon, biologist and ornithologist Prince Charles Bonaparte marries cousin Zenaide Bonaparte

    Nephew of Napoleon, biologist and ornithologist Prince Charles Bonaparte marries cousin Zenaide Bonaparte

  3. Pedro I, son of King John VI, declares Brazil's independence from Portugal (Independence Day)

    The Brazilian War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência do Brasil) was an armed conflict that led to the separation of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the...

  4. French scholar Jean-François Champollion announces he has deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs using the Rosetta Stone

    Jean-François Champollion, also known as Champollion le jeune ('the Younger'; 23 December 1790 – 4 March 1832), was a French philologist and orientalist, known primarily as the decipherer of Egyptian...

  5. French "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" author Victor Hugo (20) weds Adele Fourcher (19) in Paris, until her death in 1868

    French "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" author Victor Hugo (20) weds Adele Fourcher (19) in Paris, until her death in 1868

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on December 1, 1821?
The Republic of Spanish Haiti (Spanish: República del Haití Español), also called the State of Santo Domingo (Estado de Santo Domingo) was a former unrecognized breakaway state that succeeded the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo after independence was declared on 1 December 1821 by José Núñez de Cáceres. The state's constitution declared it as a state of Gran Colombia. The republic lasted only from 1 December 1821 to 9 February 1822 when it was annexed by the Republic of Haiti.
Why is José Núñez de Cáceres proclaims independence from Spain as the Republic of Sp... historically important?
The state's constitution declared it as a state of Gran Colombia. The republic lasted only from 1 December 1821 to 9 February 1822 when it was annexed by the Republic of Haiti.

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