Red Party (Dominican Republic)

The Red Party (Spanish: Partido Rojo), also nicknamed together The Tailed ones (Spanish: Los Coludos), was an historical Dominican political party from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. Ramón Cáceres and Horacio Vásquez were the main leaders of this party.[1][2] The followers of this party were also known as Horacistas.[3]

Red Party

Partido Rojo
Historic leadersBuenaventura Báez (first)
Ramón Cáceres (last)
Founded1865 (1865)
Dissolved1930 (1930)
HeadquartersSanto Domingo
IdeologyConservatism
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionCatholic Church
Colors     Red

The symbol of this party, and where its name came from, was a rooster with its tail, where the rivals' symbol Los Bolos was tailless.[3] The Red Party was banned in 1930 after the Rafael Trujillo's coup. Its ideological heir is the Social Christian Reformist Party.[4]

References
  1. Soto Jimenez, Jose Miguel (2008-11-14). "El bipartidismo histórico en RD" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  2. Sierra, Jimmy. "Los Partidos Politicos Dominicanos" (in Spanish). ArribaSantoDomingo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  3. "Camino a la intervención norteamericana" (in Spanish). Fundacion Global. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  4. "Partidos por Pipá".

See also
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