Registration of Segovia

The Segovia Matrícula was a procedure opened on February 20, 1856 by the consular president of Spain in Santo Domingo Antonio María Segovia, based on a false interpretation of article 7 of the treaty agreed between Spain and the Dominican Republic February 18, 1855, that by simple inscription in the consulate, allowed to recover the Spanish nationality to all the natives of Spain that had resided in the Dominican Republic and adopted Dominican nationality. The inscription in the matriculation of Segovia also implied the children and the children, who would adopt the nationality of the father and also gave right to the Spanish nationality to all the Dominicans who request to register its name in the Matrícula of nationals of the consulate of Spain.

This political event took place at a historical juncture in which a virtual struggle of the European and North American powers converged to seize the Republic, and showed their intervention in the internal affairs of the country. >

In addition, this registration was created in order for the Dominican Republic to lose interest in the negotiations it had with the United States, since Spain was very worried that the president, Pedro Santana, wanted the help of a power so that the island could advance. His other purpose was for Buenaventura Baez, the then ousted president, to return to power through a coup against Santana.

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