LOS GOBIERNOS DE HORACIO VÁZQUEZ 1902- 1903 / 1924-1930 — Transcript

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1. 0:00Identity and Culture. Welcome to this
2. 0:03channel.
3. 0:05In this documentary, we will talk about
4. 0:08the government of Horacio Vásquez, one
5. 0:10of the former presidents of the
6. 0:12Dominican Republic who served from 1924
7. 0:15to 1930. In this video, we will discuss
8. 0:19his style of government, how Horacio
9. 0:22Vásquez rose to power, his
10. 0:23characteristics, contributions to the
11. 0:26Dominican Republic, and other concepts
12. 0:28that will be developed throughout the
13. 0:30video. But before we start talking
14. 0:33about his government, we have to know
15. 0:35who Horacio Vásquez was. Felipe
16. 0:38Horacio Vásquez Lajara was born on
17. 0:41October 22, 1860, in Estancia Nueva,
18. 0:43Moca. His parents were Basilio Vásquez
19. 0:46Lizardo and Ramona Lajara Gómez. He
20. 0:49was a Dominican military man and
21. 0:50politician who served as president of
22. 0:52the Dominican Republic for two terms.
23. 0:54He acquired significant knowledge. As
24. 0:57an adult, he dedicated himself to
25. 0:59agricultural and commercial work,
26. 1:01traveling frequently to La Vega, where
27. 1:03he was connected to socially prominent
28. 1:05families. Horacio Vásquez began his
29. 1:09political career at age 26 during the
30. 1:11Moya revolution, distinguishing himself
31. 1:13in the defense of La Vega and
32. 1:15supporting the government linked to
33. 1:17Ulises Heureaux. Later, he returned to
34. 1:20Moca and resumed commercial activities,
35. 1:22but upon learning of orders for his
36. 1:24assassination, he informed his cousin
37. 1:26Ramón Cáceres, which contributed to
38. 1:29the conspiracy that ended in the
39. 1:30assassination of Heureaux in 1899. And
40. 1:35after the fall of the tyranny, he led a
41. 1:38provisional government that recognized
42. 1:40Juan Isidro Jiménez as president.
43. 1:43Although political rivalries caused a
44. 1:46rupture that led to the insurrection of
45. 1:481902, the departure of Jiménez, and
46. 1:51the brief government of Vásquez
47. 1:53between 1902 and 1903 with the support
48. 1:56of the National Party. Now that we know
49. 2:00about Horacio Vásquez, we can define
50. 2:03and talk about his second term in
51. 2:06office between 1924 and 1930. Horacio
52. 2:12Vásquez rose to power after winning
53. 2:15the 1924 elections, held after the
54. 2:17withdrawal of the U.S. troops that had
55. 2:20occupied the Dominican Republic since
56. 2:231916, which allowed for the restoration
57. 2:25of constitutional order. His government
58. 2:30was characterized by respect for public
59. 2:33liberties, the push for the
60. 2:35modernization of the state through
61. 2:37public works, and a policy of relative
62. 2:40democratic stability; one of his main
63. 2:42measures being the signing of the 1924
64. 2:45Dominican-American Convention, which
65. 2:47facilitated a loan for the construction
66. 2:50of roads, ports, and aqueducts in Santo
67. 2:53Domingo, in addition to promoting
68. 2:55education and agricultural development.
69. 3:00He belonged to the National Party,
70. 3:02whose followers were known as "
71. 3:03Horacistas," and his cabinet was
72. 3:05composed of prominent civilian and
73. 3:07political figures of the era, with
74. 3:10Federico Velásquez and later José
75. 3:12Dolores Alfonseca as vice presidents.
76. 3:16His departure from power occurred in
77. 3:181930, when the extension of his term
78. 3:21and his reelection attempt triggered a
79. 3:23political crisis and a rebellion led by
80. 3:26the National Guard under the leadership
81. 3:29of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, who
82. 3:31overthrew him in 1930. Thank you very
83. 3:35much for your attention to this
84. 3:36documentary. I hope you have learned
85. 3:39and enjoyed a little bit about the
86. 3:40government of Horacio Vázquez.