Ignacio María González (politician)

Ignacio María González Santín (born January 26, 1838 in Santo Domingo , † February 8, 1915 ) was a Dominican politician and President of the Dominican Republic .

Life

After the annexation by Spain (1861 to 1865) and the subsequent restoration , the country was shaped by domestic political crises.

After the rebellion against President Buenaventura Báez on November 25, 1873, he was first supreme leader and chairman of an opposing government. Together with General Manuel Altagracia Cáceres he formed a two-man leadership ( Generales Encargados del Poder Supremo de la Nación ) on January 22, 1874 as Supreme Generals , before he was then again sole President of the Dominican Republic on April 6, 1874 . Due to the internal unrest in the Dominican Republic, he again took special government powers from September 10, 1874 to April 12, 1875 as Supreme Leader. During his short reign, Ignacio María González tried to develop economic and social relations with neighboring Haiti, but also with the previous colonial power Spain. He tried to legalize trade relationships by concluding a contract. Another important step was the annulment of President Báez's agreements with the Samaná Bay Company to regain full sovereignty of the Dominican Republic over the Samaná Bay and Samaná Peninsula. Ultimately, however, like all of his governments, this government was marked by a period of great instability, which burdened the young Second Republic.

After the rebellion of February 1876, he had to give up his presidency on February 23, 1876, first in favor of a constituent executive junta and then a Council of State Secretaries ( Consejo de Secretarios de Estado ), before Ulises Francisco Espaillat became president on April 29, 1876 .

After his overthrow on October 5, 1876, he took over the post of President again on November 11, 1876 after a brief rule by the Supreme Government Junta ( Junta Gubernativa ). However, he was overthrown less than a month later on December 9, 1876 and overthrown by a provisional government junta under General Marcos Antonio Cabral , who finally ceded power to General Báez on December 26, 1876.

After another rebellion against Báez, he became chairman of a provisional government junta on March 1, 1878, but handed over the government powers to a council of state secretaries on March 2.

On July 6, 1878, he succeeded Cesareo Guillermo for the fifth time as President of the Dominican Republic. However, on September 2, 1878, the leaders of the People's Military ( Jefes Superiores de Operaciones del Movimiento Unánime Popular ) Guillermo and Ulises Heureaux took over the business of government. After his replacement, he withdrew from political life.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Buenaventura Báez	President of the Dominican Republic 1874–1876	Ulises Francisco Espaillat
Ulises Francisco Espaillat	President of the Dominican Republic 1876	Buenaventura Báez

personal data
SURNAME	González, Ignacio María
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ignacio María González Santín
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	President of the Dominican Republic
DATE OF BIRTH	January 26, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH	Santo Domingo
DATE OF DEATH	February 8, 1915

[1] "The Dominican Republic" , New York Times December 3, 1875

[2] "SAN DOMINGO .; THE SAMANA BAY CONVENTION ANNULLED.IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PROPOSED TREATY WITH Hayti" , New York Times April 7, 1874

[3] Haggerty, Richard A .: "Dominican Republic: A Country Study - The Contest Of Power, 1865-1882" , Washington 1989