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Marquess of Las Carreras
Marquess
of Las
Carreras
was a
hereditary
marquisal
title
in the
Spanish nobility
. It was created in 1862 by
Queen Isabella II
to
Lt
. General
Pedro Santana
,
landholder
and
the 1st
President of the Dominican Republic
, following his
retirement
as
Governor-General
of
Santo Domingo
in 1862. The title honoured Santana's
victory
over
Haiti
in the
Battle of Las Carreras
in
1849
.
Marquesses
of Las Carreras (1862)
Pedro Santana, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras