COMMANDER // 1814–1886
Juan Alejandro Acosta
brigadier generalDominican Republic1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1814 – 1886
Active service 1844 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 30.
Profile
Juan Alejandro Acosta Bustamante was born in Baní into a locally prominent family. At the age of sixteen, Acosta became a good friend of Juan Pablo Duarte. Acosta became a member of the secret patriotic society, La Trinitaria. He commanded the brigantine Leonor, the first ship to fly the Dominican flag. Acosta commanded various Dominican warships during the Dominican War of Independence. He opposed annexation of the Dominican Republic to another nation and was expelled from the Dominican Republic by Buenaventura Báez. He died in poverty.
Battles (1)
1844
Battle of TortugueroWar of Dominican Independence · Dominican Republic