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Rosa Duarte (full name: Rosa Protomártir Duarte y Díez) was born in

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, on June 28, 1820, and she died in Caracas,

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, on October 26, 1888. Rosa was one of the sisters of

Juan Pablo Duarte Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez (January 26, 1813 – July 15, 1876) was a Dominican military leader, writer, activist, and nationalist politician who was the foremost of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic and bears the title of Father of ...

, an activist politician and one of the founding fathers of the

. Following her older brother's steps, Rosa strongly supported the Dominican independent cause by actively participating in secret societies such as '' La Trinitaria'' and '' La Filantrópica.''

Biography

Duarte was born in the city of

, more precisely, in a neighborhood called Santa Bárbara, on June 28, 1820. She was the daughter of Juan José Duarte y Rodríguez, a

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from

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in Southern Spain, and Manuela Díez y Jiménez, a white Dominican or ''

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'' woman from

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. Her elder brother, Juan Pablo Duarte, is considered one of the fathers of the Dominican nation. Influenced by her brother's ideals, Rosa devoted her life to his patriotic cause, becoming an active member of the political and military, independentist secret society called '' La Trinitaria''. Her contributions towards the Dominican nation are considered by the historian Emilio Rodríguez Demorizi as the "New Testament" of the Dominican history.Educando: ''Rosa Duarte''
/ref> Rosa and her group of friends participated in plays performed at a building that used to be an old jail --''Cárcel Vieja''--, located next to Borgellá Palace, in front of

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. From that strategic place, she and other activists would raise awareness about the independent cause. With these plays, this group of people would collect resources in order to buy ammunition and cover the expenses for the Dominican independent cause. In 1845, Rosa was condemned to leave her homeland and was deported along with her mother and siblings, thus leaving behind her fiancée, Tomás de la Concha, who was executed in 1855 together with the soldier Antonio Duverge.

Death

On October 26, 1888, Rosa died in

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, due to

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. Her siblings died two years after she did.

Honors

One of the main streets in

is called ''Rosa Duarte'' in her honor. The street goes from ''Bolívar'' Avenue until ''27 de Febrero'' Avenue. There is also a

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in Santo Domingo named after her.

References

Bibliography

Hoy digital: ''Rosa Duarte, una vida de entrega y sacrificios por la causa de la independencia''

External links

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