San Juan de la Maguana in San Juan, Dominican Republic — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Hispaniola, Greater Antilles, West Indies)
Francisco del Rosario Sanchez
del
Rosario
Sanchez
1817
1861
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.
Location. 18° 48.387′ N, 71° 13.609′ W. Marker is in San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan. Memorial is on Avenida Independencia just east of Calle Doctor Colón, on the right when traveling west. The marker and obelisk are in the center of the Francisco del Rosario Sanchez Park in San Juan la Maguana. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan 72003, Dominican Republic. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within walking distance of this marker. Orlando Martínez (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line).
Regarding Francisco del Rosario Sanchez. Francisco del Rosario Sánchez (b. March 9, 1817 - d. July 4, 1861) was a lawyer, politician and independence activist in the Dominican Republic. He is considered, along with Juan Pablo Duarte and Matías Ramón Mella, to be one of the Founding Fathers of the Dominican Republic. Sánchez, leader and political strategist of the Dominican war against the Haitian occupation, took the reins of the independence fight after the absence of Duarte and proclaimed Dominican independence in the Puerta del Conde on February 27, 1844.
His conviction in favor of the freedom of the country and his opposition to the annexation proposed by Pedro Santana, cost him to be exiled and ultimately his death on July 4, 1861. Adapted from Wikipedia
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.