The Role of the Trinitarios - Essay Example

According to Pons (149-150), without any foreign aid, the Trinitarios of Dominicans, headed by Juan Pablo Durate fought for Dominican independence; and the most significant move of Trinitarios was their win over Tomas de Bobadilla who was an opponent of the Haitian government. The writer also says that Bobadilla’s political experience was an important factor for Trinitarios’ political strategy. The difference in opinion of Trinitarios with that of conservatives lowered their influence over the authority and they lost the power.

However, Trinitarios continued their effort to regain the lost power and demanded higher ranks in the authority in order to attain the control of armed forces. Trinitarios set up their military coup and managed to establish their lost positions and power. Eventually, Durate powered the control of the country’s main garrison by attaining the post of the military commander of the Department of Santo Domingo. Following this, Durate succeeded in establishing a new government through a series of proclamations. At the same time, there arose movements against Trinitarios and several actions to disable their power. According to Sagas and Inoa (3), the incessant efforts of Trinitarios brought forth the nation’s independence.

Juan Pablo Durate who joined the trinitarian group after seven years of study in Europe was one of the prominent personalities among several members of the group. He was from a Santo Domingo family and was twenty years old at that time. Though Durate could not significantly establish his part in his rule, he possessed all essential qualities of an efficient leader. He was a man of principle and his idealistic, ascetic and genuine nationalist characteristics titled him as the father of his country. He was very much disappointed with the pathetic condition of his country under the rule of Haiti. He decided to initiate a resistance movement for the independence of Santo Domingo from Haiti's rule. He organized members of the group into three cells which worked as separate organizations with strict secrecy and dedication. Though they had to face severe protests, eventually succeeded in accomplishing their objective.  

Francisco Sanchez, born in San Juan de la Maguana played a significant role as an effective Trinitario member and struggled to accomplish his dream of an independent country. He acquired his knowledge of philosophy and had his lessons done under the guidance of an anti-Haitian priest Father Gaspar Hernandez (Juan Pablo Durate “The Father of the Country”). Francisco Sanchez had interactions with Juan Pablo Durate during his studies under the priest. He set up his mind to strive against brutal Haitian rule by being a part of the trinitarian group in 1838. Sanchez performed his leadership duties very well when Durate was exiled to Venezuela. His hard work and honesty made him trustworthy and capable of guiding the Trinitarios towards the attainment of their goal. Ramon Matias Mella and Tomas Bobadilla are some other prominent members of the Trinitario group.