The death of Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, which took place on July 4, 1861 in San Juan de la Maguana, constitutes one of the most painful and momentous episodes in national history. A century later, the Dominican Republic turned its gaze to the pro-independence and martyr hero of El Cercado to pay homage to him through a series of civic, military and cultural acts that turned the first centenary of his shooting into one of the largest days of …
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The death of Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, which took place on July 4, 1861 in San Juan de la Maguana, constitutes one of the most painful and momentous episodes in national history. A century later, the Dominican Republic turned its gaze to the pro-independence and martyr hero of El Cercado to pay homage to him through a series of civic, military and cultural acts that turned the first centenary of his shooting into one of the largest days of …