| | SSHL: Latin American Election Statistics: Dominican Republic : Elections and events 1850-1869 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Schoenrich 1918: "From the earliest days of the Dominican Republic the most prominent men had believed that the happiness of the country depended upon securing the protection of a strong power, capable of preserving order, and the years of warfare confirmed them in their opinion" (page 54). |
 | | The authority of the National Convention of Santiago was local in its character, and to it neither the inhabitants of the eastern or southern provinces, nor those of the capital, were responsive. |
 | | "In the Dominican Republic there was a strong party of opposition to any plan of annexation to the United States, and this party was vigorously led by General Luperón and by former President Cabral, who, from motives of prudence, directed their campaigns against President Baez from points of vantage outside the Dominican Republic" (page 391). |
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