PATRIOTS OF SANTO DOMINGO (by Granville W. and N. C. Hough)
Some Patriots of Santo Domingo (Española) who served in Spain’s 1779-1783 War with
England – During the American Revolution - are found in Legajo 7290, LDS Film Roll 1156352,
item 2, which includes service for key persons for the years 1786, 1788, and 1789. Wartime service is
shown below, along with the marriage status for 1786, 1788, or 1789. On this Legajo, with the
officers and key personnel shown, we have records for about ten percent of those who actually served
in the units. It is probable that any descendant of these soldiers would be accepted into the National
Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
Francisco Abreu (1765 San Carlos, Santo Domingo - ), widower in 1789. Legajo 7290:V:4, Cpl in
1781, Sgt in 1786, in Arty Isla Española, 1789.
Joaquín Abreu (1728 San Carlos, Santo Domingo - ), widower in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:19, 1 st Sgt,
Inf Vols of Santo Domingo, 1780.
Joseph de Acuña (1752 Braga, Portugal - ), widower in 1786. Legajo 7290, Sub-Lt, 1778, Lt, 1784,
Inf Vols of Española. (not identified in Magdalena’s index.)
Juan de Aranda (1743 Malaga - ), noble, married in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:4, Capt, 1777 to 1788,
Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Joseph Arata (1744 Genova - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:3, Lt, 1776 –1786, Infantry
Garrison, Santo Domingo, veteran in 1787.
Juan Josef Arizabalo (1754 - ), noble, single in 1789. Legajo 7290:V:2, Lt, 1781, Arty Isla Española,
1789.
Bernardo Arriaga (1753 Fuente Rabía - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:III:7, Sub-Lt, 1778-1786,
Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo. He was a veteran, volunteer in three campaigns, one under Admiral
Solano.
Manuel de Aibar/Aybar (1755 Santo Domingo - ), of clean blood, married in 1786. Legajo
7290:XV:10, Sub-Lt in Vols Dragones Española, 1781.
Francisco Barba (1760 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290: apparently in service in
1780 as son of the Colonel, then in Barcelona studying mathematics for four years and three months,
separated from the service until 1784. (Magdalena shows a Sgt Major, 1809, Inf Mil of Havana,
Legajo 7265:I:2.)
Juan Belilla (1764 Monte Christe, Española - ), married in 1786, son of Capt of Militia. Legajo
7290:XVII:11, Sub-Lt, Lt, 1783, Vol Dragones Española.
Antonio Blanco (1739 Ciudad de Leon - ), widower in 1786. Legajo 7290:III:5, Sub-Lt, 1783, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo, Inf Vets of Santo Domingo in 1788.
Francisco Caballero (1721 Villa de la Parra, Estremadura - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:V:12,
Capt, grad Lt Col, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Francisco Caballero (1764 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786, son of the Captain. Legajo 7290:II:30,
cadet, 1779, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Manuel Caballero (1754 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786, son of the Captain. Legajo 7290:I:14,
cadet, 1773 to 1783, volunteer engineer, 1779-1783, Sub-Lt, Jan 1783, Inf Vets of Santo Domingo.
Domingo Cabrejas (1736 Ciudad de Canarias - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290:VII:8, Capt, 1781,
Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Antonio Cabrera (1749 - ). Legajo 7290, Inf Vets of Santo Domingo, 1788. (not identified in
Magdalena’s index.)
Aurelio Cabrera (1740 Veniza, Valencia, Spain - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:VI:5, Capt, 17781786, Inv Vols of Española.
Joaquín Cabrera (1735 Eilla Escalona - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:VII:1, grad Lt Col, 1779,
Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Francisco Caro (1727 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:IV:3, Capt, Inf Garrison,
Santo Domingo.
Ignacio Caro (1750 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290, Lt, Inf Garrison, Santo
Domingo, Aug 1783. (Magdalena shows a Capt, Inf of Havana, 1799, Legajo 7264:XVI:128.)
Joseph Caro, son of the Captain. Legajo 7290:I:52, cadet in 1780’s (record blurred), Sub-Lt, 1795,
Garrison of Santo Domingo.
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Mariano Caro (1758 Santo Domingo - ), single, son of the Captain. Legajo 7290:I:19, Cadet, 17771784, Inf Garrison, Santo Domingo.
Ramon Caro (1755 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:19, Sub-Lt, 1779-1786, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Felipe Carvajal (1762 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:26, Cpl, 1780, Inf
Garrison, 1st Sgt 1783, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Joseph Carvajal (1746 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786, son of the Captain. Legajo 7290:IV:43, 2d
Sgt, 1779-1784, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Josef de Castro y Luna (1753 Santo Domingo - ), married, clean blood. Legajo 7290, Distinguished
Volunteer, 1778, Sub-Lt, 1788, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo. (Magdalena shows a Lt, Militia of
Havana, 1809, Legajo 7265:I:33.)
Juan de Castro (1747 San Miguel de Abraxa, Galicia - ), single in 1788, Legajo 7290:VII::20, SubLt, 1782, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Pedro Chaves (1743 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1789. Legajo 7290, Cpl in 1773, Sgt, 1784, in Arty
Isla Española, 1789. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Antonio del Coca (1750 Santo Domingo - ), single, 1788, noble. Legajo 7290, Lt, 1777-1788, Inf Vols
of Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Josef Contreras (1747 Ciudad de Santiago, Spain - ), widowed in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:2, Lt, 17771788, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo, during the war in a detachment to Puerta de Plata.
Salvador Corrales (1750 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands - ), single in 1786. Legajo
7290:XV:13, Sgt, 1778-1785, Vol Dragones Española.
Tomás Corrochano (1745 S. Bartolomé, Corregimiento de Talavera - ), single in 1786. Legajo
7290:I:25, 1st Sgt, 1776-1786, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Miguel de la Cruz (1759 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:16, Distinguished Vol,
1775, Sub-Lt, 1786, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Vizente Diaz (1747 Villa de la Miel, Castille - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290:VII:15, Lt, 1782, Inf
Vols of Santo Domingo.
Antonio Echavarria. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:66.
José Echavarria. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:62.
Manuel Echavarría (1757 Villa de Bilbao - ), married and well-known in 1786. Legajo 7290:VII:21,
Distinguished Volunteer in 1781 in Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Joseph de Evora (1739 Tenerife - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:27, 1 st Sgt, Inf Garrison, Santo
Domingo, 1780. He had received two years seniority for apprehension of a deserter.
Antonio Fernández (1752 Villa de Sacedon - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:39, 2d Sgt, 17791785, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
José Fernandez de Castro. SubLt, Mil Discip de Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:20.
Manuel Fernandez (1742 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786, widowed in 1788. Legajo 7290:III:1,
Lt, 1781, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Lucas Freire. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:60.
Vicente Fudela (1739 Villa de Oliva - ), clean blood, married in 1788. Legajo 7290, Sgt, 1771-1784
Inf Veterans of Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Francisco Fuentes (1763 Santo Domingo - ), clean blood, single in 1788. Legajo 7290, Cpl, 1782, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo. (Magdalena shows a Lt, 1800, Mil Discip Inf de Cuzco, Legajo
7286:XXIV:21.)
Josef Galan (1734 Sevilla - ), honorable, married. Legajo 7290:XV:4, Capt, 1782, Vol Dragones of
Española.
Cristóval Galíot 1748 Aartenac, Lainionge, France - ), clean blood, single in 1786. Legajo
7290:III:43, 2d Sgt, 1774-1783, Inf Garrison, Santo Domingo. He became 1st Sgt, Grenadiers, Inf
Vets of Santo Dominto in Oct 1783.
Simón Garay. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:55.
Jacinto García (1770 Santo Domingo - ), son of Colonel, single. Legajo 7290:I:24, Cadet, 1782, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo.
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Joaquín García (1732 Castille - ), married. Legajo 7290:IV:60, Lt of the King, and Comandante,
1780, Garrison Bn of Santo Domingo.
Joaquín Estevan García (1769, Santo Domingo - ), son of Colonel, single. Legajo 7290:III:35, Cadet,
1782, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Josef García (1755 Santo Domingo - ), honorable, single in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:21, Sgt, 1782, Vol
Dragones Española.
Miguel García (1753 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:40, 2d Sgt, 1776-1786, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Matias Gascòn (1755 Villanueba de la Tara - ). Single in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:30, Cpl, 1780,
Corona.
Martín Gascue (1744 Villa de Vera - ), single, in poor health in 1786. Legajo 7290:IV:21, Sub-Lt,
1774, Lt, 1784, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Peregrino Gaset, noble, married with King’s licence. Legajo 7290:V:1, Capt, 1778, Lt Col, 1789,
Arty Isla Española, 1789.
Francisco Gomes (1741 Lisboa - ), single, honorable. Legajo 7290:XV:6, Lt, 1771-1786, Vol
Dragones Española.
Manuel Gomez (1748 San Miguel de Ocampo, Galicia - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:9, SubLt, 1778, Lt, 1786, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Francisco Gonzalez. Sgt, Mil de Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:43.
Francisco Gonzalez. Sgt, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:42.
Joseph Guinarte (1731 Orenze - ), clean blood, widowed. Legajo 7290:IV:13, Lt in 1774, Lt of
Grenadiers in 1785, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Antonio Gutierrea. Sgt, Mil Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:39.
Andrés de Heredia (1722 Villa de Provencio - ), clean blood, married in 1788. Legajo 7290:III:1,
Sgt Major Garrison Bn of Santo Domingo, 1771, Comandante, Inf Volunteers of Santo Domingo,
1782.
Manuel de Heredía (1741 Santo Domingo - ), noble, married in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:3, Capt, Inf
Vols of Santo Domingo, 1771-1788.
Francisco Hernández (1744 Villa Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands - ), single in 1788. Legajo
7290:VI:3, 1st Sgt, 1779, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Josef Damian Hernández (1731 Salamanca - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290, Capt grad, 1782, Inf
Vols of Santo Domingo. (Magdalena shows a Lt Col, 1809, Inf Mil of Havana, Legajo 7265:I:30.)
Pedro de Herrera (1744 Albenga, Genova, Italy - ), noble, married. Legajo 7290:XV:7, Lt, 17771786, Vol Dragones Española.
Blas Ynojosa/Hinojosa (1755 Santo Domingo - ), son of the Captain, single in 1788. Legajo
7290:VI:88, Sub-Lt, 1781, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Juan de Hinojosa/Inojosa (1748 Santo Domingo - ), son of Captain, single. Legajo 7290:I:8, Lt, Jan
1783, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Luís Hinojosa (1759 Santo Domingo - ), son of Captain, married. Legajo 7290:VI:17, Distinguished
Soldier of Inf Vols of Santo Domingo, 1781, served for 8 months as Avanderada during war years.
Pedro Ynojosa/Hinojosa (1753 Santo Domingo - ), son of Captain, single in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:12,
Sub-Lt, 1781, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Alexandro Infante/Ynfante (1754 Santiago, Española - ), married in 1788, well-known. Legajo
7290:VI:12, Sub-Lt, 1781 Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Domingo Levèl (1754 Cumaná - ), clean blood, single. Legajo 7290:VI:25, Sgt, 2d Cl, 1781, 1 st Sgt,
1783, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Joseph Logroño (1722 Villa de Pedrola, Aragon - ), widower in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:1, Capt,
Grenadiers, grad Lt Col, Garrison Bn of Santo Domingo, 1777-1788.
Joseph Logroño (1756 Terez de la Frontera - ), son of Lt Col, married in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:13,
Sub-Lt, 1781, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Pedro Logroño (1762 Santo Domingo - ), son of Lt Col, single, in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:20, Cadet,
1776-1785, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Joseph Antonio Lopez (1739 San German, Puerto Rico - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:IV:46, 2d
Sgt, 1774-1785, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
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Juan Lorensis (1741 Villa de Morón - ). Married in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:5, Lt, 1781, 1782, Inf
Garrison, Santo Domingo.
Juan Manuel Lorenzis. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:61.
Felipe de Luna (1727 Estramadura - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:IV:4, Inf Garrison, Santo
Domingo.
Pedro de Luna (1746 Santiago Española - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:8, Lt, 1779, Vol
Dragones of Española.
Santiago de Luna (1752 Santiago de los Cavalleros - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:2, Cadet, 17731783, Sub-Lt, Jan 1783, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Gaspar Maldonado (1736 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:XVII:3, Capt, 1771-1786,
Vol Dragones of Española.
Antonio Mañon (1728 Santo Domingo - ), widower in 1788, well-known. Legajo 7290, Capt, 17711788, Capt, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Josef María Mañon (1758 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:8, Lt, 1783, Inf Vols
of Santo Domingo.
Josef Martin (1747 Moron, Sevilla - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:24, Apr 1781, soldier, Sep
1781, Cpl, Dec 1781, 2nd Sgt.
Diego Martínez (1757 Villa de San Carlos, Española - ), Maried in 1788, son of Captain. Legajo
7290:VI:23, Sgt, 1782, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Domingo Martínez (1726 San Carlos, Española - ), poor health, clean blood, widower in 1788.
Legajo 7290:VIII:4 Capt, 1771-1788, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Thomas Martínez (1743 San Carlos, Española - ), clean blood, married in 1788. Legajo 7290, Capt,
1782, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Francisco MediaVilla (1741 Villa de Tron, León - ), single in 1788. Legajo 7290, Lt, 1781, Inf Vols
of Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Francisco Medrano (1757 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:22, Cpl, 1780 Arty
of Santo Domingo, Sgt, 1783, Vol Dragones of Española.
Josef Merino (1756 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:17, Sgt, 1779-1786, Vol
Dragones of Española.
Vicente de Mesa (1748 Malaga - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:23, Cpl, 1780, Inf Garrison of
Santo Domingo.
Ildefonzo de Mieses (1757 Santo Domingo - ), noble, married in 1786. Legajo 7290, Distinguished
Volunteer, 1781, Sub-Lt, 1782, Inf Vols of Española. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Josef María de Mieses (1757 - ). Legajo 7290. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Francisco Miura. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:52.
Francisco Javier Miura. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:56.
Juan de Dios Molina. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:64.
Juan de Monte (1730 - ), worn out. Legajo 7290. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Francisco Montenegro. Cadet, inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:57.
José Montenegro. Cadet, inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:65.
Nicolás Montenegro (1735 Terez de la Frontera - ), married in 1786, Legajo 7290:III:9, Capt, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Josef Montero (1736 Granada - ), honorable, married in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:5, Capt, 1782, Vol
Dragones of Española.
Silvestre Montoro. Sgt, Mil Inf de Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:38.
Cristóval Moriel (1751 Santiago, Española - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290, 1st Sgt, 1777, Sub-Lt,
1784, Inf Vols of Española. During the war, he had been on a detachment to Puerto de Plata. (not
identified in Magdalena.)
Antonio Navarro (1756 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786, son of the Captain. Legajo 7290:XVII:10,
Sub-Lt, 1778, Lt, Nov 1783, Vol Dragones Española.
Francisco de Nova (1739 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786, of clean blood. Legajo 7290:III:6 Lt,
1781, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo, in January, 1783, took part in a fight with an English frigate.
Juan Francisco Nova (1759 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1788, clean blood. Legajo 7290:VI:33,
Soldier and Cpl, 1775 to 1784, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
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Thomas Nova (1764 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1788, clean blood. Legajo 7290, Cpl, 1780, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Carlos Nuñez. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:51.
Francisco Nuñez (1740 Ciudad de la Laguna - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:II:2, Capt, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo, Adjutant Major, Jan 1783, Inf Vets of Santo Domingo.
Juan Nuñez. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:50.
Lorenzo Nuñez (1743 Ciudad de la Laguna - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:IV:22, Sub-Lt, 1774,
Lt, 1785, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo. In1782, he had some naval service while on the northern
coast of Santo Domingo.
Tomás Nuñez. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1794. Leg 7290:II:54.
Andrés de Ocaña (1753 - ). Legajo 7290:III:55, Inf Veterans of Santo Domingo.
Miguel de Ochoa. Sgt, Inf, Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:46.
Tomás Ontillera. Sgt, Mil de Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:42.
Joseph Ordoñez (1750 Villa de Torre Quemada, León - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290, Sub-Lt, 1782,
Inf Vols de Española. (Magdalena shows a Lt, 1809, Havana Militia, Legajo 7265:I:31.)
Gregorio Ortega (1755 Santiago, Española - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290, 1st Sgt, 1781, Inf Vols
of Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Francisco de Paula Osorio (1767 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786, son of Captain. Legajo 7290,
Cadet, wartime, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Joseph del Orvi (1740 Ciudad de la Vega, Española - ), widower in 1786, clean blood. Legajo
7290:VI:31, Capt, 1782, Inf Vols of Española.
Raimundo Orvi. SubLt, Mil de Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:32.
Joseph Osorio (1770 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786, son of Captain. Legajo 7290:I:28, Cadet, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Pedro Osorio (1765 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786, son of Captain. Legajo 7290:I:22, Cadet,
1777-1786, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo, Sub-Lt, 1787, Inf Vets of Santo Domingo.
José Ossorio. SubLt, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:28.
Estevan Palomares (1749 Oràn - ), noble, married in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:VI (perhaps I:6), Lt,
1781, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Francisco Pepín (1753 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:III:11, Capt, Inf Garrison of
Santo Domingo, in Dec 1782 conducted an inspection of the frontiers of Santo Domingo with the
French colony.
Joseph Pepín (1738 Cadiz - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:II:5, Capt, 1777 to 1788, Inf Garrison of
Santo Domingo.
Luís Pepín (1733 Cadíz - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:IV:5, Capt, 1773-1788, Inf Vets of Santo
Domingo.
Manuel de Peralta (1752 Granada - ), noble, single in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:2, Lt, 1782, Zamora
Grenadiers, Adjutant Major, 1783, Vol Dragones Española.
Blas Perez (1732 Isla de Margarita - ) married in 1786, clean blood. Legajo 7290:IV:10, Capt, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo, Jan 1783.
Domingo Perez. (1761 Santiago, Española - ), son of Capt of militia, married in 1786. Legajo
7290:XV:9, Sub-Lt in 1779, Vol Dragones of Española.
Luís Perez Guerra (1738 Montañas, Burgos - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:3, Capt in
propriedad, 1771-1786, Vol Dragones de Española.
Narcisso Perez Guerra. SubLt, Bn Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:33.
Tomás Perez Guerra. Cadet, Bn Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:49.
Santiago Piccaluga (1743 Ciudad de Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands - ), married in 1786. Legajo
7290, Sub-Lt, 1782, Inf Vols of Española. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Antonio Pueyo. Cadet, Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:59.
Andrés Ramírez (1752 Santo Domingo - ), clean blood, single in 1788. Legajo 7290, 1767 to 1787,
soldier and Cpl, Inf Bn Garrison of Santo Domingo. (Magdalena shows a Sgt in 1809 in Inf Mil of
Havana, Legajo 7265:I:56.)
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Pedro Ramíres/Ramírez (1751 Santo Domingo - ), honorable, single in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:25, 1 st
Cpl, Jan 1779, Inf Bn, Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Silvestre Ramirez. SubLt, Mil de Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:30.
Francisco Reyes (1728 San Carlos, Española - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290, Lt, 1776, Capt, 1786,
Inf Vols of Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Manuel Risco (1749 Puebla de Montalbàn - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:VI:10, Sub-Lt, 1779 to
1786, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Ignacio de la Rocha (1731 Santo Domingo - ), widower in 1786. Legajo 7290:III:10, Capt, 1774 to
1788, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Lorenzo Rodriguez (1738 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:IV:64, Sgt from 1769 to
1785, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Antonio Rojo. Sgt, Vol Inf de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:VIII:44.
Cayetano Rozon (1741 Dongos, Cataluña - ), honorable, married in 1786. Legajo 7290, Sgt, 1775 –
1785, Vol Dragones Española. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Gerónimo de Rueda (1762 Santo Domingo - ), clean blood, single in 1788. Legajo 7290, Inf Bn
Garrison of Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
José Salazar (1759 Santo Domingo - ). Legajo 7289:II:28, Distinguished Soldier Veteran from 1777,
Militia, Santo Domingo, in 1784, widower with five children, later in service in Puerto Rico Garrison
as a Lt.
Juan Salazar (1752 Santo Domingo - ), clean blood, single in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:21, 1 st Sgt, May
1779 to Dec 1786, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Vicente Saldana (1760 Hincha, Española - ), honorable, married in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:14,
Distinguished Volunteer, 1776 to 1785, Vol Dragones Española.
Alexandro Saviñon (1726 Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands - ), well-known, widower in 1788.
Legajo 7290, Capt, 1775-1788, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Joseph Saviñon (1762 Santo Domingo - ), son of Captain, single in 1786. Legajo 7290:III:3, Cadet,
1776-1788, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Juan Saviñon (1755 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:17, Sub-Lt, Inf Garrison of
Santo Domingo.
Manuel Saviñon (1765 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786, son of Captain. Legajo 7290I:26, Cadet,
1779, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Nicolas Saviñon (1732 Ciudad de la Laguna - ), married in 1786, widower in 1788. Legajo
7290:IV:7, Capt, 1776 to 1788, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Nicolás Saviñon. SubLt, Mil Inf de Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:22.
Pedro Saviñon (1753 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:9, Sub-Lt, 1777 to 1785, Inf
Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Francisco Segura. Sgt, Mil Inf de Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:40.
Rafael Sengue. Sgt, Mil Inf de Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:41.
Raimundo de Silva (1760 Santiago, Española - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:29, soldier and
Cpl, 1777-1784, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Rafael Subi (1756 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290, Sgt, 1779, Vol Dragones
Española. (not identified in Magdalena.
Josef Tamarit (1746 Ciudad de Valencia - ), married in 1788, clean blood. Legajo 7290:VII:12, Lt,
1779-1788, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Agustín Tapia. Cadet, Bn Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:63.
Felipe Tirado (1755 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1788, clean blood. Legajo 7290:VI:14, Sub-Lt,
1783, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo. He had a year of frontier service during the war.
Manuel Urdaneta (1739 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:V:45, 2d Sgt, 1772-1784,
Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Miguel Valdivieso (1740 Villa de Campillo - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:I:37, 1 st Sgt, 17731786, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Francisco Vasquez (1766 Santo Domingo - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:XV:16, son of the
Captain, Cadet, Garrison, 1778, Cadet, 1785 in Vols Dragones Española.
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Francisco Vasquez (1745 Santa Maria del Paramo, León - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:7, Lt,
1778-1788, Inf Vols of Santo Domingo.
Gines Vasquez (1732 Xeres de los Cavalleros, Estremadura - ), married, 1786, clean blood. Legajo
7290:V:5, Capt, Garrison Troops of Santo Domingo, 1776, Comandante Vol Dragones, Española,
1783.
Silvestre Vazquez (1748 Zain, Galicia - ), married in 1786, clean blood. Legajo 7290:I:38, 1 st Sgt,
1773-1786, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo. He gained 2 years credit for apprehending a deserter.
Josef de la Vega (1740 Palencia - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:6, Lt, 1774, Capt, 1784, Inf
Vols of Santo Domingo.
Pedro Videz (1739 Caracas - ), married in 1786. Legajo 7290:II:20, Sgt, 1767 to 1784, Inf Garrison
of Santo Domingo.
Manuel Villa (1751 Castilla - ), married in 1788. Legajo 7290, Sub-Lt, 1779, Lt, 1786, Inf Vols of
Santo Domingo. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Andrés del Villar (1742 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1788. Legajo 7290:VI:15, 1 st Sgt, Jan 1779,
spent 2 years, 9 months in the garrison of Santo Domingo.
Francisco Villasante (1747 Florida - ), single in 1786, son of the Captain. Legajo 7290:I:7, Sub-Lt,
Grenadiers, Lt, 1782, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo, Cadet instructor, 1783.
Joseph Villasante (1757 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786, son of the Captain. Legajo 7290:I:16,
Sub-Lt, 1781, Inf Garrison of Santo Domingo.
Ignacio Zarraga. Cadet, Bn Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:53.
José Antonio Zarraga. Cadet, Bn Inf Fijo de Santo Domingo, 1795. Leg 7290:I:58.
Angel Zerezano. Sgt, Mil de Santo Domingo, 1799. Leg 7290:VI:37.
Domingo Zevallos (1752 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290, Distinguished Volunteer,
1779, Vol Dragones Española. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Josef Zeballos (1756 Santo Domingo - ), single in 1786. Legajo 7290, Sub-Lt, 1780, Vol Dragones
Española. (not identified in Magdalena.)
Reference: Magdalena, Ricardo, Catalogo XXII del Archivo de Simancas, Secretaria de Guerra
(Siglo XVIII), Hojas de Servicios Militares de América, Valladolid, 1958. This is an index of all the
key persons who served in each company of the Spanish Army in America or in the Philippines.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY/YORKTOWN
Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic) was actively involved in financing, providing
troop support, and protecting itself during the Chesapeake Bay/Yorktown Campaign in which
America’s independence was assured. Here is how it came about!
After General Bernardo de Gálvez’ captured Pensacola, his working partner, the King’s
Representative, Francisco de Saavedra, went in July to Cap Français (capital of what is now Haiti) to
coordinate Spanish-French activities. Saavedra, as representative of King Carlos III, and de Grass,
as representative of the French government, developed the de Grass-Saavedra accord, which their
governments later ratified, for conduct of the war against Britain in the Western Hemisphere. First
in their agreement was to strike a blow in America which would assure American independence.
Second was to recover bases and sugar islands in the Caribbean. Third was to eliminate the British
from the West Indies by taking Jamaica. De Grasse had a plan for the first objective, which was to
use his fleet in the Chesapeake Bay to work with Rochambeau’s French Expeditionary Force and
with Washington’s American forces to corner and defeat Cornwallis in Southeastern Virginia.
Saavedra approved this plan, but de Grasse had a problem. Before he could sail, he needed 2 million
livres for his fleet and for Rochambeau’s army. He could not raise the money in Haiti.
Saavedra, recognizing that immediate action was required, transferred 100,000 pesos, which
happened to be stored at Cap Français, half the funds allocated for Santo Domingo’s governance, to
de Grasse; then went to Havana to secure the additional money. It is well known how the citizens of
Havana, in six hours, provided 500,000 pesos, and were able to get the money to the de Grasse fleet.
(Five days later, 1,000,000 pesos from the mint of Mexico was dispatched from Havana on another
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French vessel to de Grasse.) But the Santo Domingo money was first and very encouraging to de
Grasse.
By terms of the de Grasse-Saavedra accord, de Grasse took his whole fleet and all the armed
forces and militia in Haiti. Then, the regular garrison of Santo Domingo, the Enghien Regiment,
moved from Santo Domingo to Haiti to cover for the absent troops. Within Santo Domingo, the local
militia was alerted to defend their land and shores in case of any British attacks.
So the Dominican Republic, not really in the center of events, became truly committed to the
Chesapeake Bay/Yorktown operation. Everyone must have been aware they were contributing to
truly significant events.
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