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Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Dominican schooner Ozam captured by revels according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated Saturday 15 October 1859

An item dealing with the revolt broke out on Santo Domingo on 7 September reported that rebels captured the Dominican schooner Ozama and fled towards Aux Cayes, Haiti.(1)

Note
1. The revolt had as purpose to restore the reign of former president Buenaventura Báez (1810/1812-Hormigueros, Puerto Rico 1884). He had been president between 1849-1858 except for 1854-1855 and later again between 1865-1878 except for the years 1867, 1874 and 1875. Báez was well known on Curacao where he stayed banished since June 1858.