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07-04-2007, 06:50 PM
A little known fact about the Dominican Republic is that the 4th of July is a National Day of Mourning. In 1861, General Pedro Santana ordered a firing squad to kill Founding Father Francisco del Rosario Sanchez and 12 other patriots in San Juan de la Maguana for resisting Santana's decision to annex the Dominican Republic to Spain. Yesterday the remains of the 12 patriots that died with Sanchez were transferred to San Juan de la Maguana under full military escort. Once in San Juan, the 12 will receive proper military burials at their final resting places. President Leonel Fernandez, and the Executive Branch's Permanent Commission for the Celebration of Patriotic Holidays and the Dominican Academy of History coordinated the ceremony. According to a spokesperson, the 12 were common people that sacrificed their lives on July 4, 1861. In 1889, the Senate passed a resolution declaring 4 July as a National Day of Mourning in honor of the heroes of the Restauration.
The 4th of July also marks the anniversary of the death of former President Antonio Guzman in 1982.
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The 4th of July also marks the anniversary of the death of former President Antonio Guzman in 1982.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)