Tomás Bobadilla
Dominican politician (1785–1871) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tomás Bobadilla y Briones (30 March 1785 – 21 December 1871) was a writer, intellectual and politician from the Dominican Republic. The first ruler of the Dominican Republic, he had a significant participation in the movement for Dominican independence.
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Tomás Bobadilla | |
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President of the Dominican Republic | |
In office 1 March 1844 – 9 June 1844 | |
Preceded by | Francisco del Rosario Sánchez |
Succeeded by | Francisco del Rosario Sánchez |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 March 1785 Neiba, Santo Domingo |
Died | 21 December 1871 (aged 86) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Nationality | Dominican |
Occupation | Politician and writer |
He is arguably the Dominican politician with the longest and most intense public life, serving in the most diverse scenarios: Under España Boba since 1810; in the "State" created by José Núñez de Cáceres in 1821; during the Haitian occupation almost until 1844; Then with the Trinitarios, even drafting the "Manifesto of January 16" which served as an act of independence in 1844. Later he occupied all the existing Ministries and Portfolios of the nascent republic, of which one of the measures included the abolition of slavery. Then an annexationist in 1861, but "without enthusiasm" according to historian Roberto Cassá ; to end up as a nationalist until his death, which occurred in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on December 21, 1871, when he was about 85 years old.