Republic of Spanish Haiti Estado Independiente de Haití Español (Spanish) | |||||||||
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1821–1822 | |||||||||
Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||
Capital | Santo Domingo | ||||||||
Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Dominican[1] | ||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1821–1822 | José Núñez de Cáceres | ||||||||
Independence | |||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Independence | 1 December 1821 | ||||||||
• Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo (end of state) | 9 February 1822 | ||||||||
Currency | Santo Domingo real | ||||||||
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Today part of | Dominican Republic |
The Republic of Spanish Haiti (Spanish: República del Haití Español), also called the Independent State of Spanish Haiti (Estado Independiente del Haití Español)[2][3] was the independent state that succeeded the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo after independence was declared on 30 November 1821 by José Núñez de Cáceres.[4][5] The republic lasted only from 1 December 1821 to 9 February 1822 when it was invaded by the Republic of Haiti.[2]