Starting at 11:00, local time, students, police and military will parade along Las Carreras Avenue, in that north-central territory.
This event is held every year in honor of the heroes who fought to consolidate the national independence, achieved on February 27, 1844.
It was the second battle following the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on March 30, 1844.
Dominican troops led by General José María Imbert defeated an army superior in number of Haitian troops led by General Jean-Louis Pierrot.
The victory over the invader boosted the morale of the Dominicans, preventing the neighboring nation’s troops from advancing towards the capital.
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