First Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Template:Lang-es
1844–1861
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Hispaniola from 1858.
Status	Dominican territory
Capital	Santo Domingo
Common languages	Spanish
Demonym(s)	Dominican
Government	Unitary presidential republic
President
• 1844–1848 (first)	Pedro Santana
History
• proclamation of the Dominican Republic	27 February 1844
• annexation of the country to Spain	18 March 1861
Currency	Dominican peso
ISO 3166 code	DO
Preceded by Succeeded by Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo Dominican War of Independence Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic Second Dominican Republic

The First Dominican Republic, was a predecessor of the currently existing Dominican Republic, and began on 27 February 1844 with the proclamation of the Dominican Republic, and culminated on 18 March 1861 with the annexation of the country to Spain. During these 17 years the nation was economically and politically unstable due to prior war against Haiti and internal conflicts. There were 8 governments (3 of which corresponded to Pedro Santana and 2 to Buenaventura Báez).

Presidents

Presidents of the First Republic

Santana	Jimenes	Santana	Báez	Santana	Regla Mota	Báez	Desiderio Valverde
1844	1848	May 1849	September 1849	1853	1855	1856	1857
Santana
1858-1861

See also

• History of the Dominican Republic
• Second Dominican Republic
• Third Dominican Republic