A fair exchange of Peravia Province Máximo Gómez

dedicated to Professor Carlos McKinney Soriano "neither before nor later has
born on this earth a man of the stature of maximum Gómez".
(Juan Bosch)

Maximo Gomez, the Generalissimo, the Napoleón of Guerrillas, luminous star of the Cuban independence, considered as the largest military in Latin America strategist and one of the most significant in the world, military chiefs is one of the heroes less well-known in Baní, and in the country.

This illustrious banilejo who was born November 18, 1936, in the vicinity of the now neighborhood of Villa Majega, bathing in the pond of the "goat stone" in the river of the village, which gave SERENADES, danced in all the celebrations, which was weak by a fried egg and a piece of arepa with avocado, was a farmer who knew no school, but that he nurtured intellectually with father Rozon, parish priest of the village, eventually became a brilliant autodidact u000abecoming a voracious reader and subsequently a better writer. Called by the patriotic duty he participated as a sergeant in the Santomé battle against the Haitian army, and for his participation was promoted in rank.

At the time of the annexation to Spain, it is pronounced against it, but by a series of historical circumstances he enlisted in the invading army Spanish; but at the time of the triumph of the Dominican Patriots, accompanying them, leaves with his family from Caldera to Cuba.

School
Cuba was his school and Cuba transformed it ideological and politically. To exploitation and injustice of slavery he shudders and becomes known poverty and injustices of the Cuban peasant. Discovers that the Spanish invaders is responsible for and makes a break with their ideals and jura join the fight that was brewing for liberation and the independence of Cuba.

On October 10, 1868 was u000aIt produces the cry of freedom in the ingenuity of the Damajagua in the East of Cuba; a few days reaches Máximo Gómez battlefield Mambi and with the rank of Sergeant is integrated to the libertador military, which successfully directed the famous charge of the machete, integrating it as a weapon of war, beginning with this action a spectacular military promotion, culminating with mythological triumphs that quickly turned it into a legend for the Cubans and a nightmare for the Spanish, as were the spectacular successes of Palo Seco, Naranjo, Moja Casabe y Las Guasimas.

Being foreign, was appointed General in Chief of the libertador military and becomes historically the only military leader who never lost a battle, disproportionately in disadvantage in men, sometimes 40 to one, and arms, but his genius mili-tar led him to create battle tactics not known until then, always fighting in guerrilla warfare, u000aparticipating in the same way staff.

Finished Commander this war which lasted ten years of struggle without success, was released the Generalissimo to exile, makes friendship with Martí, the ideologue, Patriot, and along with four heroes more out of Monte Cristi to start the second war for independence where Máximo Gómez is again the Commander in Chief of the Cuban liberator army. With the front full of stars, falls on the battlefield Martí and then Maceo, the Cuban Liberty and then Máximo Gómez sword embodies the patriotic ideals and the machete of both, and with them as inspiration ends the dream of all three at the time of the Cuban independence.

At the end of the war, in appreciation of their patriotic deeds on the battlefield, the Cubans was offered the Presidency of the Republic and in a Supreme Act of civility and detachment, Maximo Gomez not accepted, saying that he had already done its duty. u000aAnd, thinking of his country, which never gave up, always proudly said: "as I did in Cuba as a humble and devout soldier of freedom, I did on behalf of the Dominican people whose eyes were placed in me".

DE VILLA DE HATEROS to A people progressive
I.-La province Peravia.

Baní founded on March 3, 1764, gradually, of a village created by various hateros, became one of the most progressive and important of the country.

Always formed part of the national territory, in accordance with the Division geográficapolítica of the moment. It was a dependency of Santo Domingo and another of Azua, until in November 1944, by order of Trujillo, the Senate created the Baní province. A few days later, this Act was repealed, renamed to the new province with the name of Trujillo Valdez, in honour to the father of the Chief, Jose Trujillo Valdez banilejo.

As a result of u000athe destrujillización the fall of the dictatorship, in 1961, lawmakers without consulting the people, decided to change this name and her christened "Peravia Province". Peravia is an idealization of a tradition which proclaims the existence of the authority of the lands of Baní, without any historical lift for some a herd dear or non-existent that undocumented some dreamers have found you to physical location, whose property is attributed to Ana de Pravia, wife of Christopher Columbus and Toledo, a Bohemian, womanizer, Rubirosa time.

Analyzing historically the name of Peravia, it is only an idealization españolizante without any contained historical-culturalreligioso for the banilejos, which is not the symbolization of the settlers as an expression of the colonization of the Spanish, invading Empire which for us means the plundering, exploitation, iniquity and death.

And honor this, is a disgrace.

By u000aThis assumed historical awareness, the banilejos need to start a day of struggle so that our legislators make an act of Justice and honor as says Juan Bosch, not only a distinguished banilejo, pride of the country, but "bigger man who was born in our land, that he never resigned to love and the pride of the Dominicans, leading to Baní in his heart.

In a letter to his cousin, the illustrious civilista and writer Francisco Gregorio Billini wrote: "My people, my Baní of the soul which you so enthusiastically have sung, so have not forgotten a single moment in the middle of the ups and downs of the tough campaign ended with the triumph of law and freedom." This is the corner of querido… ".

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