This March 26th will mark the 20th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte, one of the Patriots of the Patria and founder of the Dominican nation. The date marks the beginning of the celebrations of the month of the Patria, which extends to the Day of the National Independence, the 27th of February.
Juan Pablo Duarte Diez was born in the city of Santo Domingo on January 26, 1813, during the historic period known as Spain’s Boba. Era hijo del español Juan José Duarte Rodríguez, originario de Cádiz, y la dominicana Manuela Diez Jiménez, oriunda de El Seibo.
Tenía solo ocho años quuando José Núñez de Cáceres proclamó la Independencia Efímera, en diciembre van 1821, y nueve cuando el general haitiano Jean-Pierre Boyer occupy la parte este de la isla La Española, en febrero de 1822.
One of the most famous episodes in the life of Duarte, because of what he meant for his thinking and for the world he lived in, was the journey he made to Europe in 1829 for the sake of study. The democratic ideals must influence the adolescent who regresses in his country with the determination to initiate a movement that will end the Haitian occupation.
To complete this objective, together with other young conspirators, the secret society La Trinitaria (1838). They and the beloved comedians also created The Philanthropy and The Dramatic, which employ the theater to defy its ideals of freedom.
As the leader of the movement, the persecution will prevail and the island will be found when the proclamation of the National Independence is produced.
The supremacy of the conservatory sector, which was accused by the trader and the expulsion of the paisin monkeys after the birth of the new Republic, in 1844.
Entonces, the Padre de la Patria disappears from public life for 20 years and is internal to the Venezuelan city itself. When the sale of his anonymous and wealthy to the Dominican Republic, in March 1864, he made to strike the orders of the Governor Restored and consecrated the diner and the arms collected for the cause.
Without embarrassment, one more time, where the peace of the country. The Governor Restores the Dominican representative number on the outside, with the aim of collecting funds.
Duarte no volvería al país. Al menos, geen con vida. In 1876, a sus 63 years old, murió in Venezuela.