For the Brazilian footballer, see Pedro Aparecido Santana. For the baseball player, see Pedro Santana (baseball). For the city in the Dominican Republic, see Pedro Santana, Dominican Republic.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santana and the second or maternal family name is Familias.
Pedro Santana
Colour portrait of Pedro Santana
President of the Dominican Republic
In office 14 November 1844 – 4 August 1848
Vice President
None
Preceded by
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
Succeeded by
Council of Secretaries of State
In office 30 May 1849 – 23 September 1849
Preceded by
Manuel Jimenes
Succeeded by
Buenaventura Báez
In office 15 February 1853 – 26 May 1856
Vice President
Felipe Benicio Alfau Bustamante (1853) Manuel de Regla Mota (1853–1856)
Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas (great-great-grandnephew)
Residence(s)
Hato de El Prado, El Seibo Province
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Dominican Republic Spain
Branch/service
Haitian Army Dominican Army Spanish Army
Years of service
1843–1864
Rank
General
Battles/wars
Dominican War of Independence Cibaeño Revolution Dominican Restoration War
Pedro Santana y Familias, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras (29 June 1801 – 14 June 1864) was a Dominican military commander and royalist politician who served as the president of the junta that had established the First Dominican Republic, a precursor to the position of the President of the Dominican Republic, and as the first President of the republic in the modern line of succession. A traditional royalist who was fond of the Monarchy of Spain and the Spanish Empire, he ruled as a governor-general, but effectively as an authoritarian dictator.[1][2] During his life he enjoyed the title of "Libertador de la Patria."
Santana was a lifelong supporter of the Dominican revolt against the Haitian occupation and a noted general during the Dominican War of Independence (1844–1856). Unlike many of his political opponents who wanted to ultimately establish an independent Dominican state, Santana sought to reintegrate Hispaniola into the Spanish Empire. He oversaw the reestablishment of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo as well as exile and imprisonment of a number of noted separatist and nationalist dissidents who had previously been his comrades during the war of independence. Under mounting pressure from the opposition which had been organizing a coup d'etat, he was forced to resign from his position. He died during the Dominican Restoration War, after which the country regained its independence.
^"Villano de la noche a la mañana".
^"En torno a los restos de Pedro Santana: hágase su voluntad".
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