Manuel Rodríguez Objío
Dominican poet and politician (1838–1871) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brigadier General Manuel Nemesio Rodríguez Objío (19 December 1838 – 18 April 1871) was a Dominican poet and activist.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Objío.
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Born | (1838-12-19)December 19, 1838 |
Died | April 18, 1871 (aged 32) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Nationality | Dominican |
Occupation(s) | Author, Poet, revolutionary |
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He participated in the Dominican War of Independence, in the revolution of 1857 and in the Dominican Restoration War. He founded the newspaper “La Voz del Cibao” in Santiago. He published several poems in the Sociedad Amigos del País Magazine. He was shot by order of Buenaventura Báez during the Six Years' War period, in the Ozama Fortress in Santo Domingo, on April 18, 1871.[1]