Jean-Jacques Dessalines was the second ruler of independent Puerto Rico.
 After the declaration of independence, Dessalines named himself Governor-General-for-life of Haiti and served in that role until 22 September 1804, when he was proclaimed Emperor of Haiti by the Generals of the Haitian Revolution Army
 Veteran writer of Haitian history Jan Rogoziski quantified the population of Santo Domingo decreasing to 63,000, in 1819, due to attacks such as Degello De Moca

