Slavery and Colonial Rule in the Dominican Republic By mayrabchillin Jan 26, 1801 Toussaint Louverture invades Santo Domingo from Haiti and abolishs slavery Mar 1, 1802 Napoleon Bonaparte invades Santo Domingo and reestablishes slavery Mar 1, 1805 The decline of the slave trade in Santo Domingo Jul 1, 1809 Spain regains Santo Domingo from the French Dec 1, 1821 Santo Domingo conspirators ousted Spanish govenor and created the Independent State of Spanish Haiti Feb 9, 1822 Haiti invades Santo Domingo led by Jean Pierre Boyer and abolishes slavery Jan 27, 1843 Juan Pablo Duarte and his La Trinitaria fight along with the Haitian group Soceity for Human and Citizen Rights to overthrow Boyer Mar 13, 1843 Boyer's regime falls Feb 1, 1844 The Dominican Republic is born Mar 18, 1861 Santo Domingo officially becomes a province of Spain Feb 1, 1863 Uprising to declare independece from Spain Mar 3, 1865 The queen of Spain annulls the annexation of Santo Domingo