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Ciudad Colonial in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Hispaniola, Greater Antilles, West Indies)
 

Francisco del Rosario Sánchez

 
 
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018
1. Francisco del Rosario Sánchez Marker
Inscription.  
Plaza Patriótica
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
Marzo 9 de 1816 – Julio 4 de 1861

En esta Puerta del Conde,
el 27 de Febrero de 1844,
el Prócer Sánchez izó la primera Bandera
de la naciente Republica Dominicana,
como Símbolo de nuestra
Independencia Nacional.

Comisión Permanente de Efemérides Patrias
CPEP
Gobierno Constitucional
Dr. Leonel Fernández
2004-2008
9 de Marzo del 2006

English translation:
Patriotic Plaza
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
March 9, 1816 - July 4, 1861

Here in the Puerta del Conde (The Count’s Gate), February 27, 1844, the Independence leader Sánchez raised the first flag of the nascent Dominican Republic, as a symbol of our National Independence.

Permanent Commission of Patriotic Ephemerides
CPEP
Constitutional Government of Dr. Leonel Fernández
2004-2008
March 9, 2006

 
Erected 2006 by Comisión Permanente de Efemérides Patrias (CPEP).
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism
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Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is February 27, 1844.
 
Location. 18° 28.287′ N, 69° 53.484′ W. Marker is in Ciudad Colonial, Distrito Nacional, in Santo Domingo. Memorial is on Calle Palo Hincado just north of Calle Arzobispo Nouel, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ciudad Colonial, Distrito Nacional 10209, Dominican Republic. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. President Coronel Francisco Alberto Caamaño (within shouting distance of this marker); Image of Our Lady of Altagracia (within shouting distance of this marker); Plaza Patriótica a los Caídos de Abril (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); La Trinitaria Secret Society (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Church of Our Lady of Carmen (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Ramón Matías Mella (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Federico Henriquez y Carvajal (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Chapel of the Hospital of Saint Lazarus (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad Colonial.
 
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018
2. Francisco del Rosario Sánchez Marker
The marker and bust are seen here in front of the Puerta del Conde.
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez bust sculptor's mark, Joaquín Priego 1989 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018
3. Francisco del Rosario Sánchez bust sculptor's mark, Joaquín Priego 1989
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.

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