Pedro Valverde

== Early years ==

== Early years ==

He was born in [[Baní]] on July 5, 1818. He was the son of Miguel Valverde and Marcela Lara. He grew up, however, in the capital city of [[Santo Domingo]].{{Cite book |last=Martínez |first=Rufino |title=Diccionario biográfico-histórico dominicano, (1821–1930) |publisher=[[Editora de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo]] |year=1997 |location=Santo Domingo |pages=502 |language=Spanish}}

He was born in [[Baní]] on July 5, 1818 into a [[Criollo people|White Criollo]] family. He was the son of Miguel Valverde and Marcela Lara. He grew up, however, in the capital city of [[Santo Domingo]].{{Cite book |last=Martínez |first=Rufino |title=Diccionario biográfico-histórico dominicano, (1821–1930) |publisher=[[Editora de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo]] |year=1997 |location=Santo Domingo |pages=502 |language=Spanish}}

He was part of the [[Reform Revolution (Haiti)|Reform Revolution]] promoted by [[Charles Rivière-Hérard]] and opposed the intrigues of the Haitian royalist sector, which attempted to distort the revolutionary movement by sowing discord and unfounded fears, such as the rumor that the reformists sought to enslave blacks. In April 1842, pamphlets were distributed in Baní accusing some Dominican reformers of belonging to a supposed faction in favor of annexing the Santo Domingo to [[Republic of New Granada|New Granada]] (present-day [[Colombia]]). Valverde, along with his comrade, [[Pedro Alejandro Pina]], who were carrying out pro-reform propaganda work in [[San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic|San Cristóbal]] and Baní, were forced to flee the latter town to avoid imprisonment under false accusations of being "pro-Colombian," promoted by elements of the [[Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo|Haitian regime]] of [[Jean-Pierre Boyer|Jean Pierre Boyer]].

He was part of the [[Reform Revolution (Haiti)|Reform Revolution]] promoted by [[Charles Rivière-Hérard]] and opposed the intrigues of the Haitian royalist sector, which attempted to distort the revolutionary movement by sowing discord and unfounded fears, such as the rumor that the reformists sought to enslave blacks. In April 1842, pamphlets were distributed in Baní accusing some Dominican reformers of belonging to a supposed faction in favor of annexing the Santo Domingo to [[Republic of New Granada|New Granada]] (present-day [[Colombia]]). Valverde, along with his comrade, [[Pedro Alejandro Pina]], who were carrying out pro-reform propaganda work in [[San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic|San Cristóbal]] and Baní, were forced to flee the latter town to avoid imprisonment under false accusations of being "pro-Colombian," promoted by elements of the [[Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo|Haitian regime]] of [[Jean-Pierre Boyer|Jean Pierre Boyer]].