Gabino Puello
Gabino Puello de Castro (1816 – December 23, 1847) was a Dominican soldier and a leader in the Dominican War of Independence. He was one of the signers of the Manifesto of January 16, 1844.[1] After some hostilities with the conservative cabinet, he was accused of taking part in a conspiracy against Pedro Santana, who subjected him, as well as his brother, José Joaquín Puello, to persecution and subsequent execution in December 1847.
Life
He was born in 1816 to free Afro-Dominican parents, Martín Joaquín Puello and María Merced de Castro. The circumstances surrounding his birth remain unknown, but it is believed by historians that he was born in nearby Puerto Rico. From a very young age, he learned music.[2]
During the years of the Unification of Hispaniola, a decree issued by the then governor of the island, Jérôme-Maximilien Borgella, enforced mandatory military service of young Dominicans of fighting age. As such, once he became of age, he enlisted in the Haitian Army. He reached the rank of sergeant major of the 31st Regiment.
Together with his brothers, José Joaquín and Eusebio, they became interested in the separatist movement led by Juan Pablo Duarte, who had founded the secret society La Trinitaria in 1838.
Gabino Puello was entrusted to travel to the southern region of the island in order to publicize the Act of Independence of January 16, 1844. He was denounced by anti-independence sectors and was issued an arrest warrant by Haitian authorities. He evaded capture and continued to support the independence cause.
Later, he had a leading participation in the first and second campaigns during the Dominican War of Independence.[2]
He was Commander of Arms of Samaná for some time; while in those functions, he was accused along with his brother José Joaquín Puello of complicity in a conspiracy against the government. Unfortunately, both of them were tried and sentenced to death. On December 23, 1847, both brothers, along with some other relatives, were executed in the city of Santo Domingo on the orders of President Pedro Santana.[2][3][4] He was 31 years old.
In 1916, his remains were exhumed and finally exalted in the National Pantheon[5], where he is buried alongside other prominent figures of the Dominican Republic.
Personal life
He left behind 4 children with several different women: with Salomé Eraso he had daughters Agustina and Amelia; with Juana Rivera he had a son named Félix; and with Ana Ortega he had a daughter named Francisca.[6]
See also
- José Joaquín Puello
- Eusebio Puello
- Juan Pablo Duarte
Bibliography
- Garrido, Víctor (1974). Los Puello (PDF) (in español) (ii ed.). Santo Domingo: Secretaría de Estado de Educación, Bellas Artes y Cultos. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2024-09-20. Search this book on
References
- ↑ "Personajes exaltados al Panteón Nacional: Gabino Puello y de Castro (59)". Acento (in español). Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Martínez, Rufino (1997). Diccionario biográfico-histórico dominicano, (1821-1930) (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Editora de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. p. 410.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Myers, Aaron (2005). "Puello, José Joaquín". Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.43026. ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ↑ domingo, G. Soluciones-Desarrollo web en santo (2021-08-09). "Pedro Santana y la llamada Conspiración de los Puello | AlMomento.net - Noticias de República Dominicana al instante!" (in español). Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ↑ "José Joaquín y Gabino Puello A LA Capilla de los Inmortales en 1943". Acento (in español). Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ↑ "Family tree of Gabino Alvaro PUELLO CASTRO". Geneanet. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
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