Era de Francia
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In the history of the Dominican Republic, the period of Era de Francia ("Era of France", "French Era" or "French Period") occurred in 1795 when France acquired the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, annexed it into Saint-Domingue and briefly came to acquire the whole island of Hispaniola by the way of the Treaty of Basel, allowing Spain to cede the eastern province as a consequence of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Capitainerie de Saint-Domingue Capitanía de Santo Domingo | |||||||||
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1795–1815 | |||||||||
Motto: Liberté, Ordre Public[1] ("Liberty, Public Order") | |||||||||
Anthem: Chant du départ ("Song of the Departure") (official) | |||||||||
Status | Province of France | ||||||||
Capital | Santo Domingo | ||||||||
Common languages | French, Spanish | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Dominican | ||||||||
Government | Republic 1792-1804 | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1795-1799 | Jean-François Rewbell | ||||||||
• 1804-1815 | Napoleon | ||||||||
Governor | |||||||||
• 1801–1802 | Toussaint Louverture | ||||||||
• 1802–1803 | Antoine Nicolas Kerverseau | ||||||||
• 1803–1808 | Jean-Louis Ferrand | ||||||||
• 1808–1809 | Gen. Dubarquier | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Treaty of Paris | 1815 | ||||||||
• Peace of Basel | July 22, 1795 | ||||||||
July 9, 1815 | |||||||||
Currency | French livre, Santo Domingo peso | ||||||||
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Today part of | Dominican Republic |
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During this time, it was also referred to as the French Santo Domingo.[4]