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Manuel Jimenes | |
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 Portrait of Manuel Jimenes c. 1840s | |
| 2nd President of the Dominican Republic | |
| In office September 8, 1848 – May 29, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Council of Secretaries of State |
| Succeeded by | Buenaventura Báez |
| General and Minister of War | |
| In office November 19, 1844 – August 4, 1848 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1808 Baracoa, Cuba |
| Died | December 22, 1854 (aged 46) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Resting place | Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Other political affiliations | La Trinitaria |
| Spouse | María Francisca Ravelo de los Reyes (1835-18??) Altagracia Pereyra Pérez de la Paz (1849-1854) |
| Children | María del Carmen, Isabel Emilia, María de los Dolores, Manuel María and Manuel de Jesús. Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Dominican Republic |
| Branch/service |  Dominican Army
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| Years of service | 1844–1849 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Dominican War of Independence |
Manuel José Jimenes González (January 14, 1808 – December 22, 1854) was one of the leaders of the Dominican War of Independence. He served as the 2nd President of the Dominican Republic from September 8, 1848, until May 29, 1849. Prior to that he served as the country's Minister of War and Marine Affairs.[1][2][3]
The first constitutional governments of the brand new Dominican Republic had to face numerous difficulties. The National Assets Law of July 7, 1845 prevented the Church from recovering the assets confiscated by Jean-Pierre Boyer, putting it at odds with the government of Pedro Santana (1844 – 1848). The growing dictatorial nature of the government caused several deputies and senators to close ranks with the opposition. Added to these two problems were the economic difficulties caused by excessive military expenditures aimed at repelling a Haitian invasion, the poor management of finances and the prolonged drought that ruined the tobacco harvest, depriving the government of important tax revenues, which led to a 250 percent devaluation of the currency. Sick and depressed due to the poor economic situation, Pedro Santana resigned on August 4, 1848 and in his place was the Minister of War and Navy, Manuel Jimenes, a former Trinitario with a liberal tendency.[4]
Without the skills to govern, Manuel Jimenes gradually loosened the reins of power. He dissolved the Army's infantry corps so that his men could go on to cultivate the fields, in addition to earning the antipathy of his supporters for putting obstacles to the return of some Trinitarios, despite the fact that he himself granted them a general amnesty. Unfortunately, a third Haitian invasion in 1849, crushed by Santana, allowed the former president to regain his lost political prestige. Thus, supported by the army, Santana rebelled against the government, and Jimenes, after being defeated in a short but violent civil war, went into exile. In the elections held on August 5, Buenaventura Báez, head of Congress, was elected president, on Santana's recommendation.[4] Jimenes, distraught from his fall from power, left the country for Haiti, where he died in 1854.
- ^ Manuel Jimenes, prócer de la independencia - Page 336 José Antonio Jimenes Hernández - 2001 "Manuel José Jimenes González c.c. María Francisca Ravelo de los Reyes, hija de: Agustín Ravelo Hemández y María Facunda de los Reyes N úñez; nieta patema de: José Ravelo e Isabel Evangelista Hemández;"
- ^ Carlos Larrazábal Blanco Familias dominicanas 1980 - Volume 4 - Page 119 "Manuel José Jimenes González, 26 años, propietario, alambiquero, estudiante Universitario 1820-21, c.c. Francisca Ravelo, 18 añes, h. de Agustín Ravelo (6/H6) y María Facunda de los Reyes, 19 de agosto de 1835."
- ^ Historia de la literatura dominicana - Volume 4 - Page 122 Néstor Contín Aybar, Universidad Central del Este - 1986 "Pereyra, que fue Presidente de la República, y biznieto de Manuel José Jimenes González, que también lo fue. Muy joven aún se trasladó a Francia a emprender estudios de Medicina y allí se doctoró. A su regreso al país, dio clases de ..."
- ^ a b "Biografia de Manuel Jimenes". www.biografiasyvidas.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.