Annexation of the Dominican Republic to Spain
| Province of Santo Domingo Provincia de Santo Domingo (Spanish) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province of Spain | |||||||||
| 1861–1867 | |||||||||
Cities controlled by the Spanish Army by 1 December 1864 (solid red) | |||||||||
| Anthem | |||||||||
| Marcha Real (Spanish) (English: 'Royal March') | |||||||||
| Demonym | Dominican | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1861 | 280,000 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Captaincy General | ||||||||
| Queen | |||||||||
• 1861–1867 | Isabella II of Spain | ||||||||
| Governor and Captain-General | |||||||||
• 1861–1862 | Pedro Santana (first) | ||||||||
• 1864–1867 | José de la Gándara (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Reincorporation proclaimed | 18 March 1861 | ||||||||
• Evacuation of last Spanish troops | 15 July 1867 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Dominican Republic | ||||||||
The Annexation of the Dominican Republic to Spain (Spanish: Anexión de la República Dominicana a España) or Reintegration of Santo Domingo (Reintegración de Santo Domingo) was a four-year period between 1861 to 1867 during which the former Spanish possession of Santo Domingo in the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola, then the independent Dominican Republic, was occupied and annexed by the Spanish Empire, following the request of Dominican dictator Pedro Santana. The period coincided with the American Civil War, during which the United States was unable to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. After fighting an insurgency of two years in the Dominican Restoration War, Spain left the country in 1865. Several Dominicans who sided with Spain left for the Spanish possessions of Cuba and Puerto Rico and played a role in their later struggle for independence.