CarlosFranco, Said
For Haitians such as Dominicanation and AfroLatino... Here's a list of atrocities committed by the Haitians agaisnt the Dominican people and shoud offer a clue as to why the two nations will never unite as per the wishes of the haitians in the forum. It should also offer a view of the conditions of the spanish side which permitted the invasion to take place


Haitian Invasion of the Dominican Republic





The Haiti Invasion of Dominican Republic was the military invasion and ensuing 22 years occupation of the newly founded Dominican Republic on the eastern side of Hispaniola by Haiti, from February 9, 1822 until February 27, 1844.

Former European colonies

By the late 18th century, the Island of Hispaniola was divided in two European colonies: Saint-Domingue, governed by France; and Santo Domingo governed by Spain.

In the year 1804, following black slave uprisings since 1791, the French colony declared its independence and named their new country Haiti (which was how, in some early texts, the island was named by the native Indians before the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the New World). Their independence was not an easy task, considering that before the uprisings, Haiti was France's most profitable colony, mainly because of the massive exploitation of slaves and the land for sugar cane which was an expensive commodity back in Europe.

Meanwhile, on the east side, composed mainly of Spanish descendants, mulattos and some black slaves, the economy was stagnant, the land (nearly 2/3rds of the island) mainly unexploited and the population count much smaller than from the Haiti side (some accounts by then essayist and politician José Núñez de Cáceres cite the late colony with roughly 80,000 souls; as opposed to Haiti, which was nearing a million former slaves).[1]. The Dominican republic was declared free and independent of Spain in December 9, 1821 so it could join the Gran Colombia nation that was being formed by Simon Bolivar.


Justification of the invasion

General Boyer, commander-in-chief of Haiti, wouldn't allow a separate nation on Hispaniola, alleging that the land is "one and indivisible".

He was already into negotiations to prevent the attack by fourteen French warships, posted in front of Port-au-Prince; in exchange, France and Haiti settled on that the former would sell the land in exchange of a sum of originally 150 Million Francs (more than twice what France just charged United States for the Louisiana Purchase.)


Invasion

The just newly formed Dominican Republic was at serious disadvantage if it were to prevent the Haitian invasion. Mainly, it currently had no local military forces whatsoever, its population count was 8-10 times less than Haiti, and the economy was stalled.

Haiti, on the other hand, had formidable armed forces, both in skill and sheer size (for such a small land), that had been hardened for nearly 10 years of repelling French soldiers, local colonialists and military insurgents (lesser armed factions). The racial massacres perpetrated in the later days of the French-Haitian conflict only added to the determination of Haitians to never lose a battle.

By February 9, 1822, Boyer and his troops had entered Santo Domingo and received the keys to the city by now destituted president, José Núñez de Cáceres.


Curtailed liberties in Santo Domingo

Although the invasion effectively eliminated colonial slavery and instated a Constitution modeled after the United States constitution through the island; in practice, several resolutions and written dispositions where expressly aimed at converting Dominicans into second-rate citizens: Restrictions of movement, prohibition to run public office, night curfews, inability to travel in groups, banning of civilian organizations, and, lastly, the indefinite closure of the state university (on the alleged grounds of it being a subversive organization) all led to the creation of independentist secret organization called “La Trinitaria” (The Trinity).


War of Independence

It would take 22 years for the War of Independence (La Guerra de Independencia) to start, on February 27, 1844, led by Juan Pablo Duarte and the Trinitarios, who was conformed not only by the cultural and monetary elite of the time, but by almost all Dominicans who were fed up by Haitians on their soil.

CarlosFranco, Said
For Haitians such as Dominicanation and AfroLatino... Here's a list of atrocities committed by the Haitians agaisnt the Dominican people and shoud offer a clue as to why the two nations will never unite as per the wishes of the haitians in the forum. It should also offer a view of the conditions of the spanish side which permitted the invasion to take place


Haitian Invasion of the Dominican Republic





The Haiti Invasion of Dominican Republic was the military invasion and ensuing 22 years occupation of the newly founded Dominican Republic on the eastern side of Hispaniola by Haiti, from February 9, 1822 until February 27, 1844.

Former European colonies

By the late 18th century, the Island of Hispaniola was divided in two European colonies: Saint-Domingue, governed by France; and Santo Domingo governed by Spain.

In the year 1804, following black slave uprisings since 1791, the French colony declared its independence and named their new country Haiti (which was how, in some early texts, the island was named by the native Indians before the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the New World). Their independence was not an easy task, considering that before the uprisings, Haiti was France's most profitable colony, mainly because of the massive exploitation of slaves and the land for sugar cane which was an expensive commodity back in Europe.

Meanwhile, on the east side, composed mainly of Spanish descendants, mulattos and some black slaves, the economy was stagnant, the land (nearly 2/3rds of the island) mainly unexploited and the population count much smaller than from the Haiti side (some accounts by then essayist and politician José Núñez de Cáceres cite the late colony with roughly 80,000 souls; as opposed to Haiti, which was nearing a million former slaves).[1]. The Dominican republic was declared free and independent of Spain in December 9, 1821 so it could join the Gran Colombia nation that was being formed by Simon Bolivar.


Justification of the invasion

General Boyer, commander-in-chief of Haiti, wouldn't allow a separate nation on Hispaniola, alleging that the land is "one and indivisible".

He was already into negotiations to prevent the attack by fourteen French warships, posted in front of Port-au-Prince; in exchange, France and Haiti settled on that the former would sell the land in exchange of a sum of originally 150 Million Francs (more than twice what France just charged United States for the Louisiana Purchase.)


Invasion

The just newly formed Dominican Republic was at serious disadvantage if it were to prevent the Haitian invasion. Mainly, it currently had no local military forces whatsoever, its population count was 8-10 times less than Haiti, and the economy was stalled.

Haiti, on the other hand, had formidable armed forces, both in skill and sheer size (for such a small land), that had been hardened for nearly 10 years of repelling French soldiers, local colonialists and military insurgents (lesser armed factions). The racial massacres perpetrated in the later days of the French-Haitian conflict only added to the determination of Haitians to never lose a battle.

By February 9, 1822, Boyer and his troops had entered Santo Domingo and received the keys to the city by now destituted president, José Núñez de Cáceres.


Curtailed liberties in Santo Domingo

Although the invasion effectively eliminated colonial slavery and instated a Constitution modeled after the United States constitution through the island; in practice, several resolutions and written dispositions where expressly aimed at converting Dominicans into second-rate citizens: Restrictions of movement, prohibition to run public office, night curfews, inability to travel in groups, banning of civilian organizations, and, lastly, the indefinite closure of the state university (on the alleged grounds of it being a subversive organization) all led to the creation of independentist secret organization called “La Trinitaria” (The Trinity).


War of Independence

It would take 22 years for the War of Independence (La Guerra de Independencia) to start, on February 27, 1844, led by Juan Pablo Duarte and the Trinitarios, who was conformed not only by the cultural and monetary elite of the time, but by almost all Dominicans who were fed up by Haitians on their soil.


Arkatype, Said Good brief summary of historical facts pertaining to Dominican Republic history. It's always amazing how some people try to misinterpret certain chapters of our history. For example they will deny the restriction section in our history where you posted and i quote "Restrictions of movement, prohibition to run for public office, night curfews, inability to travel in groups, banning of civilian organizations, and lastly the indefinite closure of the university." In fact some people believe that Jean Pierre Boyer was a savior to the inhabitants on the eastern side or spanish side of the island which is a crock of lies, lets go back before we were invaded by the haitians when the criollo inhabitants decided to become an indpendent republic from Spain and renamed the country Haiti Español. At that point the governor was a spaniard that was deported back to Spain, Jose Nuñez De Caceres through popular votes from the criollo majority decided to annex the country to Simon Bolivar's Gran Colombia. An emissary was sent to what is today Venezuela, with the request in hand. At the same time Jean Pierre Boyer had sent spies to see what was going on in the weaker eastern portion of the island. Before that request arrived in South America, Jean Pierre Boyer had already invaded the country with a numerous force one column arrived in Santiago the other in Santo Domingo, because of the natural proximity with Haiti, the request sent to Bolivar did not have any effect. Jean Pierre Boyer was met with no resistance because the population was not prepared to do battle against the haitians and people feared a repitition of the 1805 massacres led by Henri Christophe and Dessalines with an army of more then 25,000 men. The colombian flag was raised in the capital and in other towns in the country, although the haitian flag was raised in the border regions of the country where many haitians encroached on Haiti Español territory. Some people believe that the haitian insignia was being raised all over the place that's a big crock. As Boyer's troop's mobilized into the country many spanish and criollo landholders started packing up there belongings to exit the island. CONTINUATION.....

Arkatype, Said The land was the most important commodity in that period of time. Not all the landholders left the country at that point but the most prominent citizens left immediately in the advent of the invasion and occupation. Also some of the the church officials decided also to leave the island. The church held plenty of power over huge tracts of land, that was mostly unused and even forested. Boyer announced a ceremony and requested the governor to hand over the keys to the city of Santo Domingo, Jose Nuñez De Caceres was forced in the act and the keys were handed to Boyer. Briefly after that Boyer antagonized his troops to destroy all emblems related to the spanish/criollo culture, he closed the university, and requested that the catholic church hand over all there properties to his administration. Boyer began to unmask himself for who he was a despotic-dictator. At that point he expelled most of the wealthy spanish church officials that disagreed with his disposition, although others remained. The church held most of the lands and had in their service most of the slaves. He emancipated all the remaining slaves and abolished slavery. He forced the youth to join the military, as he began to see the fruits of his alleged success. He started distributing land to those of high rank in his army. He implemented his code rural inspired from the napoleonic era in Haiti, which forced yeonman to cultivate the land, these small plots of land began as a way for the people to produce food for personal consumption but at the same time everyone had to contribute to him and the haitian mulatto elites coffers. The land reforms went against the ways that the remaining criollo families traditionally cultivated there lands, this soon created frictions between the dominicans and the haitian army. Due to the forced labor imposed by the haitian military, in the production of crops. In 1824 a priest began to organize a rebellion against the haitians but falied as spies of Boyer betrayed them in the act of insurrection. Most were executed and a few escaped and left the island. At that point Boyer filled with anger decreed the constitution of 1805 as a way to confiscate lands that remained still in the hands of criollo's, he also put other laws, that will later strain even more the relations between dominicans and haitians. He encouraged whites to leave the country, obviously Boyer and his administration were not too bright as many whites decided to leave the regions where the haitians had immediate control over there lands. They moved mostly to the mountain regions in the north far from the said area's. Most if not all the remaining people were mostly ex-slaves that remained in Boyer's circle. In the same year 1824 Boyer planned to repopulate the eastern portion of the island by bringing haitians from there traditional stronghold in the west to come to the east, his plan was not successful as a limited amount did come. Seeking to blacken and africanize the eastern portion of the island and trying to create a more amicable and close relationship with the U.S. through trade. Boyer planned and brought to the eastern portion of the island about 8,000 african-american former slaves through a church organization which dually wanted to humanely treat but also expel former slaves from the U.S. Despite his plan being implemented to discourage an uprising from the dominican populace, it failed miserably for he wished that 100,000 former slaves be introduced to the island, but only about 10,000 did come and many went back to the United States, because of the utter poverty and cultural and linguistic differences with haitians. This and many other reasons made us naturally want to separate from Haiti, in 1838 Juan Pablo Duarte creates and heads Los Trinitarios an underground organization which promoted and seeked freedom from the haitian occupation.

Justification of the invasion

General Boyer, commander-in-chief of Haiti, wouldn't allow a separate nation on Hispaniola, alleging that the land is "one and indivisible".


YOU IMBECILE.... ONE AND INDIVISIBLE LAND IS THE WAY TO GO.... EVEN THE EUROPEANS ARE STARTING TO GET IT, THAT'S THE REASON WHY THEY HAVE CREATED THE EUROPEAN UNION.

YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY WATCH THAT MOVIE "HERO" BY JET LI.
ALTHOUGH THE KING WAS EVIL AND RUTHLESS THE IMPORTANCE OF HIS QUEST OF REUNIFYING CHINA WAS GREATER THAN THE ATROCIOUS ACTS HE MAY HAD COMMITTED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE HIS GOAL. IF YOU CAREFUL WATCH THE MOVIE AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE MESSAGE THAT WAS HIDDEN BEHIND IT YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND WERE THE HAITIANS WERE COMING FROM. SURE THE HAITIANS MAY HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT RUTHLESS BUT THE END DOES JUSTIFY THE MEANS. THE REASON WHY YOU ARE SEEN IT IN A DIFFERENT MANNER TODAY IS BECAUSE WE DID NOT SUCCEED AND THE REASON WHY WE DID NOT SUCCEED IS BECAUSE OF YOUR IMBECILIC LEADERS LIKE PEDRO SANTANA AND HIS MASTERS THAT JUMPED ON THE BAND WAGON OF REVOLUTION IN ORDER TO DIVIDE THE LAND AND THEN SELLING IT 1 YEAR LATER. IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE LOGIC IN THAT THEN I'M SORRY YOU ARE TRULY AND IDIOT. BY THE TIME DUARTE AND SANCHEZ FIGURED IT OUT DUARTE WAS ON A BOAT HEADING TO EXILE.... AND SANCHEZ JOIN THE HAITIANS....YOU DON'T SEE SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT THAT? ARE YOU REALLY THAT STUPID TO REALIZE EVEN DUARTE AND SANCHEZ AT THE END REALIZED THAT THEY WERE WRONG..... DID YOU NOT RECALL THE GESTURE THE HAITIAN GOV. DID IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER BURIAL FOR THE MAN YOU ARE SO PROUDLY SPAMMING HIS PICTURE ALL OVER THIS FORUM..... THINK ABOUT IT...DUARTE WAS WRONG FOR DIVIDING THE TWO SIDES AND HE LATER ADMITTED TO IT EVEN SANCHEZ SAW THE LIGHT AND JOINED FORCES WITH THE HAITIANS....OPEN YOUR EYES YOU FOOL.

And what would that have accomplished? By the way of things, your lunatic leadership agreed to pay that stupid debt to the french instead of doing like Christophe proposed, that is, to defend your independence sword in hand. The only thing that would have resulted had we kept the ruinous union with your country is to drag us down with your imbecilic payment. I may criticize your leaders from time to time, but apparently Christophe was the only one which had any sense, and maybe that's because he was foreign born (being a native of the british island of St. Christopher, from which he took his surname). You may criticize Santana for the annexation, but believe me, agreeing to pay that insanely huge debt is almost as insane, if not worse, because your own welfare is being robbed away on yearly payments. As mr. Texas Bill once accurately pointed out, you may have won the battle for your independence, but the french have won the war, by slowly starving your country into submission.

IF YOU WANT THE AUTHENTIC MODEL OF THE REAL FLAG I CAN SHOW IT TO YOU>...WHY SETTLE FOR THE REJECT WHEN YOU CAN HAVE THE GENUINE VERSION. THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO AIM FOR THE PURE GENUINE, AUTHENTIC HAITIAN FLAG....

NOW IF YOU WANT TO SEE A REAL COAT OF ARMS WHERE REAL ARMS ARE SHOWN NOT JUST SOME BOOK AND A FEW COLORS WITH SO BRANCH TREE HANGING ON TO IT THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT A REAL COAT OF ARM WHICH WILL LOOK LIKE THIS. YOU SEE WHERE HAITIANS ARE COMING FROM WE HAVE REAL GUNS WITH KNIVES, REAL CANNONS WITH BIG BALLS, DID I MENTION CANNONS WITH BIG BALLS. EVEN OUR FLAG POLE IS A SPEAR JUST IN CASE WE RUN OUT OF BULLETS ON THE BATTLEFIELD OUR TROOPS CAN STAB YOU TO DEATH. NOW THAT"S A REAL COAT OF ARM. AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR RIGHT SIDE YOU WILL SEE A LITTLE GREEN POT SEATING ON TOP OF A CANNON THIS IS OUR MAGIC POT JUST IN CASE WE CAN'T KILL YOU WITH THE GUNS WE CAN COMBINE A GOOD OLD POISON RECIPER OR SOME VOODOO HERBS THAT WOULD MESS UP YOUR WHOLE DAY....YEAH THAT'S A REAL MEN COAT OF ARM,,,I KNOW YOU SEE THE TAINO'S HATCHETS, YEAH BUDDY KNOW THIS THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS THE LAST OF THE TRUE TAINO WARRIORS FOUGHT ALONGSIDE OF US WITH THE NEG MAWON'S AND BEFORE THEIR POOR SOULS WERE EXTINCT THEY TAUGHT US HOW TO SCALP A HEAD YEAH BUDDY THIS IS INDEED A REAL MEN;S COAT OF OF ARM NOT SOME REJECT CURTAINS WITH A STUPID BOOK AND SOME TREE BRANCH.

What is the point of a coat of arms for a house with no arms and foreign troops trampling all over it? You are a hoot Demented-nation.

Q&A SESSION WITH HAITIANATION
Justification of the invasion
Haitianation, Said
General Boyer, commander-in-chief of Haiti, wouldn't allow a separate nation on Hispaniola, alleging that the land is "one and indivisible".


YOU --------.... ONE AND INDIVISIBLE LAND IS THE WAY TO GO.... EVEN THE EUROPEANS ARE STARTING TO GET IT, THAT'S THE REASON WHY THEY HAVE CREATED THE EUROPEAN UNION.
Arkatype, Said Dominican Republic and Haiti are not culturally alike or econimically in the same level for youre wishful union, Haiti is the poorest and least developed, politically unstable country in the hemisphere. And the dominican people don't want such a union, so keep on dreaming tarman.
YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY WATCH THAT MOVIE "HERO" BY JET LI.
ALTHOUGH THE KING WAS EVIL AND RUTHLESS THE IMPORTANCE OF HIS QUEST OF REUNIFYING CHINA WAS GREATER THAN THE ATROCIOUS ACTS HE MAY HAD COMMITTED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE HIS GOAL. IF YOU CAREFUL WATCH THE MOVIE AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE MESSAGE THAT WAS HIDDEN BEHIND IT YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND WERE THE HAITIANS WERE COMING FROM. SURE THE HAITIANS MAY HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT RUTHLESS BUT THE END DOES JUSTIFY THE MEANS. THE REASON WHY YOU ARE SEEN IT IN A DIFFERENT MANNER TODAY IS BECAUSE WE DID NOT SUCCEED AND THE REASON WHY WE DID NOT SUCCEED IS BECAUSE OF YOUR IMBECILIC LEADERS LIKE PEDRO SANTANA AND HIS MASTERS THAT JUMPED ON THE BAND WAGON OF REVOLUTION IN ORDER TO DIVIDE THE LAND AND THEN SELLING IT 1 YEAR LATER. IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE LOGIC IN THAT THEN I'M SORRY YOU ARE TRULY AND IDIOT. BY THE TIME DUARTE AND SANCHEZ FIGURED IT OUT DUARTE WAS ON A BOAT HEADING TO EXILE.... AND SANCHEZ JOIN THE HAITIANS....YOU DON'T SEE SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT THAT? ARE YOU REALLY THAT STUPID TO REALIZE EVEN DUARTE AND SANCHEZ AT THE END REALIZED THAT THEY WERE WRONG..... DID YOU NOT RECALL THE GESTURE THE HAITIAN GOV. DID IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER BURIAL FOR THE MAN YOU ARE SO PROUDLY SPAMMING HIS PICTURE ALL OVER THIS FORUM..... THINK ABOUT IT...DUARTE WAS WRONG FOR DIVIDING THE TWO SIDES AND HE LATER ADMITTED TO IT EVEN SANCHEZ SAW THE LIGHT AND JOINED FORCES WITH THE HAITIANS....OPEN YOUR EYES YOU FOOL.

Arkatype, Said One Boyer invaded the eastern side of the island when the country just had declared their independence from Spain in 1821. By popular demand the criollos decided to annex the country to the newly formed Republic of Gran Colombia headed by Simon Bolivar, but by the time the request had arrived. Jean Pierre Boyer and the haitian military had already invaded the country, at that point the most influential inhabitants decided to leave the eastern side of the island. One of the most crucial reasons why we were occupied for so long, was the fact that the elite class left and others followed, making the population decrease and more vulnerable. Two by 1843 (Dictator for Life) Charles Riviere Herard ousted (Dictator for Life) Jean Pierre Boyer from power, where he exiled himself in Jamaica to then later leave to France. The only reason why the french granted him asylum, was because he decided in agreement to pay the debt related to Haiti's independence from France. Charles Herard and troops at that point leave Haiti and persecute the trinitarios because agents working for them, had infiltrated themselves to a political group of young mulatto's in Haiti known as the (Reform) that collectively mobilized people against the goverment of Boyer. Haitian military officials received a letter from members of the trinitarios that stated they're desire to separate from Haiti. Meanwhile due to the persecution of the trinitarios, Juan Pablo Duarte secretely leaves the country and goes to Venezuela and joins some of his relatives and friends for assistance. Francisco Del Rosario Sanchez was hiding from haitian military authorities because they were fully aware who the principal members of Los Trinitarios were. Mella and other dominicans had returned from Haiti as members of the political group known as the reform who helped oust Boyer from power. Charles Herard was backed by the black military and most of the black populace, so the fruits of the movement did not favor the very small mulatto and influential elite in Haiti. CONTINUATION.....