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The '''Villa sisters''', also known as the '''Villa del Orbe sisters''',{{efn|{{Spanish name|'''Villa'''|'''Del Orbe'''|plain=yes}}}} were the [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] sisters who made the first [[flag of the Dominican Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marcano|first1=José E.|title=La Bandera de la República Dominicana|url=https://mipais.jmarcano.com/politicos/bandera.html|website=jmarcano.com|accessdate=10 December 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210232130/https://mipais.jmarcano.com/politicos/bandera.html|archivedate=10 December 2014|language=Spanish}}</ref>
The '''Villa sisters''', also known as the '''Villa del Orbe sisters''',{{efn|{{Spanish name|'''Villa'''|'''Del Orbe'''|plain=yes}}}} were the [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] sisters who made the first [[flag of the Dominican Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marcano|first1=José E.|title=La Bandera de la República Dominicana|url=https://mipais.jmarcano.com/politicos/bandera.html|website=jmarcano.com|accessdate=10 December 2014|language=Spanish}}</ref>


They were the issue of Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez (1781–1843),{{efn|The son of Manuel Francisco Villa (a rich<ref name=Despradel/> [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[colonist]]<ref name=Hoy/>) and María del Carmen Jáquez (of [[French diaspora|French descent]]), Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez was mayor of [[Concepción de La Vega|La Vega]] in 1811 and 1813,<ref name=Despradel/> a royal [[standard-bearer]] and a commandant during the [[Captaincy General of Santo Domingo|colonial era]], and an officer during the [[Unification of Hispaniola|Haitian domination]].<ref name=Hoy/>}} and his wife María de la Antigua del Orbe Bocanegra.{{efn|She was an illegitimate<ref name=Despradel/> daughter of Capt.&nbsp;José del Orbe and Josefa Bocanegra. Her father was a wealthy cattleman and mayor of [[Concepción de La Vega|La Vega]] in 1779.<ref name=Despradel>{{cite book|last1=Despradel Batista|first1=Guido|title=Historia de Concepción de La Vega|date=2010|publisher=Archivo General de la Nación|location=Santo Domingo|isbn=978-9945-020-96-0|pages=99, 156–157, 159–161|edition=3rd|url=http://www.agn.gov.do/sites/default/files/publicaciones/volumen_87_0.pdf|accessdate=18 May 2015|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref name=Hoy/><ref name="Expansion fundacional Cibao">{{cite book|last1=Hernández González|first1=Manuel V.|title=Expansión fundacional y crecimiento en el norte dominicano (1680-1795): El Cibao y la Bahía de Samaná|date=2007|publisher=Archivo General de la Nación; Academia Dominicana de la Historia|location=Santo Domingo|isbn=978-9945-020-12-0|pages=142–144, 146|url=http://www.agn.gov.do/sites/default/files/publicaciones/vol_27._021830._expansion_fundacional_y_crecimiento_en_el_norte_dominicano_1680-1795._el_cibao_y_la_bahia_de_samana._manuel_hernandez_gonzalez_desarrollo_en_el_norte_domini.pdf|accessdate=18 May 2015|language=Spanish}}</ref>}}<ref name=Hoy>{{cite web|last1=Núñez Núñez|first1=Milcíades H.|title=Cápsulas genealógicas: Las Hermanas Villa|work=Cápsulas Genealógicas en Areíto (Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía)|url=http://hoy.com.do/capsulas-genealogicaslas-hermanas-villa/|publisher=Hoy|accessdate=10 December 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721110050/http://hoy.com.do/capsulas-genealogicaslas-hermanas-villa/|archivedate=21 July 2014|language=Spanish|date=9 April 2011}}</ref>
They were the issue of Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez (1781–1843),{{efn|The son of Manuel Francisco Villa (a rich<ref name=Despradel/> [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[colonist]]<ref name=Hoy/>) and María del Carmen Jáquez (of [[French diaspora|French descent]]), Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez was mayor of [[Concepción de La Vega|La Vega]] in 1811 and 1813,<ref name=Despradel/> a royal [[standard-bearer]] and a commandant during the [[Captaincy General of Santo Domingo|colonial era]], and an officer during the [[Unification of Hispaniola|Haitian domination]].<ref name=Hoy/>}} and his wife María de la Antigua del Orbe Bocanegra.{{efn|She was an illegitimate<ref name=Despradel/> daughter of Capt.&nbsp;José del Orbe and Josefa Bocanegra. Her father was a wealthy cattleman and mayor of [[Concepción de La Vega|La Vega]] in 1779.<ref name=Despradel>{{cite book|last1=Despradel Batista|first1=Guido|title=Historia de Concepción de La Vega|date=2010|publisher=Archivo General de la Nación|location=Santo Domingo|isbn=978-9945-020-96-0|pages=99, 156–157, 159–161|edition=3rd|url=http://www.agn.gov.do/sites/default/files/publicaciones/volumen_87_0.pdf|accessdate=18 May 2015|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref name=Hoy/><ref name="Expansion fundacional Cibao">{{cite book|last1=Hernández González|first1=Manuel V.|title=Expansión fundacional y crecimiento en el norte dominicano (1680-1795): El Cibao y la Bahía de Samaná|date=2007|publisher=Archivo General de la Nación; Academia Dominicana de la Historia|location=Santo Domingo|isbn=978-9945-020-12-0|pages=142–144, 146|url=http://www.agn.gov.do/sites/default/files/publicaciones/vol_27._021830._expansion_fundacional_y_crecimiento_en_el_norte_dominicano_1680-1795._el_cibao_y_la_bahia_de_samana._manuel_hernandez_gonzalez_desarrollo_en_el_norte_domini.pdf|accessdate=18 May 2015|language=Spanish}}</ref>}}<ref name=Hoy>{{cite web|last1=Núñez Núñez|first1=Milcíades H.|title=Cápsulas genealógicas: Las Hermanas Villa|work=Cápsulas Genealógicas en Areíto (Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía)|url=http://hoy.com.do/capsulas-genealogicaslas-hermanas-villa/|publisher=Hoy|accessdate=10 December 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721110050/http://hoy.com.do/capsulas-genealogicaslas-hermanas-villa/|archivedate=21 July 2014|language=Spanish|date=9 April 2011}}</ref>

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The Villa sisters, also known as the Villa del Orbe sisters,[a] were the Dominican sisters who made the first flag of the Dominican Republic.[1]

They were the issue of Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez (1781–1843),[b] and his wife María de la Antigua del Orbe Bocanegra.[c][3]

Villa siblings

Name Gender Birthdate Took part?
María del Carmen Villa del Orbe female circa 1805 Yes
Manuel Francisco Villa del Orbe male 25 December 1811 No
María Francisca Angustia Villa del Orbe female 8 April 1814 Yes
Manuela Estefanía Villa del Orbe female 22 April 1816 Yes
María Lorenza Matilde Villa del Orbe female 21 November 1818 No
María Filomena Villa del Orbe female 5 January 1820 No
Source: Hoy/Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Template:Spanish name
  2. ^ The son of Manuel Francisco Villa (a rich[2] Spanish colonist[3]) and María del Carmen Jáquez (of French descent), Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez was mayor of La Vega in 1811 and 1813,[2] a royal standard-bearer and a commandant during the colonial era, and an officer during the Haitian domination.[3]
  3. ^ She was an illegitimate[2] daughter of Capt. José del Orbe and Josefa Bocanegra. Her father was a wealthy cattleman and mayor of La Vega in 1779.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Marcano, José E. "La Bandera de la República Dominicana". jmarcano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Despradel Batista, Guido (2010). Historia de Concepción de La Vega (PDF) (in Spanish) (3rd ed.). Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Nación. pp. 99, 156–157, 159–161. ISBN 978-9945-020-96-0. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Núñez Núñez, Milcíades H. (9 April 2011). "Cápsulas genealógicas: Las Hermanas Villa". Cápsulas Genealógicas en Areíto (Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía) (in Spanish). Hoy. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. ^ Hernández González, Manuel V. (2007). Expansión fundacional y crecimiento en el norte dominicano (1680-1795): El Cibao y la Bahía de Samaná (PDF) (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Nación; Academia Dominicana de la Historia. pp. 142–144, 146. ISBN 978-9945-020-12-0. Retrieved 18 May 2015.