- General Pedro Florentino
General Pedro Florentino was an officer in the army of the
Dominican Republic during the struggle to restore Dominican independence fromHaiti . He was the hero of the importantBattle of Jacuba . Haiti had ruled the country from 1822 through 1844 when independence was declared by the "Trinitarians Duarte, Sánchez and Mella".See also
*History of the Dominican Republic
*List of Dominicans
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