Dominican Republic Colonial Records

Spanish Colonization (1492-1795)
The first colony established in the New World under Spain was in 1492 called Santo Domingo or officially called Captaincy General of Santo Domingo. They held this colony until July 22, 1795, when the French Republic and Spanish crown signed the Treaty of Basle and the colony was ceded to France.

French Colonization (1795-1809)
The Spanish colony was ceded first to France in 1795 as part of the Treaty of Basel between the defeated Spanish and the French, then it was invaded by the British in 1796. Five years later, black slaves in rebellion invaded from Saint-Domingue. The devastated Spanish-speaking colony was then occupied by the French in 1802, in spite of the dramatic defeat of Napoleon's forces at the hands of the former French slaves who proclaimed the independent Republic of Haiti in 1804. Santo Domingo was invaded again by Haitians in 1805 and then yet again by the British in 1809. The Spanish reclaimed it later that year.

Spanish Colonization (1809-1821)
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Unification of Hispaniola (1822-1844)
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First Republic (1844-1861)
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Spanish Colonization (1861-1865)
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Second Republic (1865-1916)
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United States occupation (1916-1924)
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Third Republic (1924-1965)
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Second United States occupation (1965-1966)
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Fourth Republic (1966-Present)
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