First Dominican Republic
The First Dominican Republic of the Dominican Republic began on 6 November 1844 with the proclamation of the first Constitution, and culminated on 18 March 1861 with the reannexation of the country to Spain. During these 17 years the nation was economically and politically unstable due to prior war against Haiti and internal conflicts. There were 8 governments (3 of which corresponded to Pedro Santana and 2 to Buenaventura Báez).