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Originally Posted by NALs
I noticed that too, however I think the fact that the first republic had a different name and hardly existed (it was conquered by Haiti almost as soon as it got its independence from Spain) is perhaps the reason why Feb 27 is declared Independence Day.
The first one was the independence of Haití Español, while the second one gave birth to the Dominican Republic.
Technically, two different republics.
Also, if we change the day we consider our country got its independence, then that have other consequences such as Duarte, Mella, and Sanchez will no longer be the "fathers of the country".
This has more than meets the eye.
-NALs
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Well, I did say history would have to be re-written. Had we made the clarification much earlier, perhaps our country would still have been named the Dominican Republic, perhaps not. Maybe it would've come to be known as "Haití Español" or "La Española" or simply "Santo Domingo". But in the end, we would've ended up a free country anyhow. My view is that history shouldn't be (conveniently) modified to romanticize a politically correct concept as that of Duarte, Sanchez & Mella. If not them three, then other people involved with our original declaration of independence would take their stead. I'm sure there are records of the people involved with the first Declaration of Independence from Spain in 1821. Our country's father(s) would come to be known as those other individuals who were or would be just as equally deserving.