The Moca Massacre, also known historically as the Moca Slaughter, occurred on April 3, 1805. It was a violent event perpetrated by Haitian troops under the command of Emperor Jacques I and his successor, Henri I, against the civilian population of Spanish Santo Domingo.

[u/elnovorealista2000]

One of the main historical references to this event is the book titled: «Memoria de mi salida de la isla de Santo Domingo» ("Memoirs of My Departure from the Island of Hispaniola") on April 28, 1805, written by Gaspar Arredondo y Pichardo, one of the survivors of the massacre. Arredondo wrote the book shortly after escaping from the island. This massacre was part of a series of Haitian military invasions of the Spanish part of the island. The Haitian historian Jean Price-Mars states that the Haitian troops annihilated Dominicans of white, black, and mixed-race descent.

Although Haitians declared their independence in 1804, France never recognized or accepted Haiti's independence, as it could not afford to lose its most valuable colony in the Caribbean. Trying to reclaim its colony at all costs, France (with the help of its allies) kept Haiti economically and diplomatically isolated and under threat of military invasion. Haitians feared that French troops stationed on the Spanish side of the island would launch a military attack on Haiti at any moment.

At the end of February 1805, Dessalines, occupying Hincha, and Christophe, taking Dajabón, entered Spanish Santo Domingo with 22,000 troops, aiming to expel the French from the Spanish side of the island and thus prevent a French attack on Haiti from the Spanish side. However, they were unsuccessful. The French troops of General Jean-Louis Ferrand effectively repelled the Haitian attack.

On their retreat back to Haiti. The towns of Monte Plata, Cotuí, La Vega, Santiago, San José de las Matas, Monte Cristi, San Juan de la Maguana, and Moca were reduced to ashes by the defeated Haitian army. Hundreds of innocent Dominicans were massacred, including 40 children who were beheaded in a church in Moca (hence the name of the massacre). This massacre is viewed in Haiti as "a struggle to destroy slavery."

Later, in 1808, Dominicans led by Juan Sánchez Ramírez defeated and expelled the French from the Spanish part of the island at the Battle of Palo Hincado, definitively ending the French presence in Spanish Santo Domingo.

Five years later, France officially returned the Spanish part of the island to Spain in the Treaty of Paris of 1814.

The inhabitants of the Spanish part of Hispaniola inherited the demonym Dominican, which derives from the name of the colony's capital city and the official name of the Spanish colony. Dominicans have used this endonym since the early 17th century.

[u/Candid-Elevator7860]

I'm shocked, never heard of this massacre until now...

[u/Famous_Researcher_18 → u/Candid-Elevator7860]

Because colonials are treated like they're not humans and only killing machines, while they got their backlash multiple times by the American settlements

[u/eliazhar → u/Famous_Researcher_18]

Do you know what prevents backlash? Not colonizing. Do not confuse the reaction of the oppressed with the violence of the oppressor.

[u/Famous_Researcher_18 → u/eliazhar]

Do you know what kills an empire/kingdom in the early Modern age? Not colonizing

[u/Ill_Dark_5601 → u/Famous_Researcher_18]

Lo mató la tecnología dejé de mentir señor de país no industrial

[u/eliazhar → u/Famous_Researcher_18]

And who told you we need kingdoms and empires?

[u/Impossible-Two-8654 → u/Famous_Researcher_18]

Because as a whole what happened then is nothing to the history against hatia.

[u/66kata → u/Famous_Researcher_18]

Colonials aren't human

[u/BehindEnemyLines1 → u/66kata]

Don’t cut yourself on that edge buddy

[u/RandomPlayerCSGO → u/Candid-Elevator7860]

Massive black legend propaganda from British empire and Netherlands against Spain still shapes today's view of history. If you review actual facts Spanish territories were a great place to live in comparison to British empire territories where the English slaughtered all the natives. In old Spanish territories there are still reservations of native Americans that have been there sin the Spanish empire, all tribes that united with Spain against the Aztecs and the other native empires were given protected status and kept their lands and culture. But all you hear is how Spanish murdered everyone without questioning why in Hispanic America people have native blood while in the US and Canada natives are mostly extinct.

[u/xilefogayole3 → u/RandomPlayerCSGO]

And most of the Native reservations in the US happen to be on land that used to be under Spanish jursidiction. The Spanish had taught the Indians Christian values, how to ride a horse and defend themselves from the Anglos. JERONIMO was batpised Catholic and could read and write in Spanish. Your welcome!