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The Villa sisters, also known as the Villa del Orbe sisters,^[a] were the Dominican sisters who stand out in Dominican history for convieving the first flag of the Dominican Republic.^[1] In addition to rhe flag, which flew throughout the Cibao region, they were known for having hosted Juan Pablo Duarte in their residence when he visited La Vega at the end of June 1844.^[2]

They were the issue of Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez (1781–1843),^[b] and his wife María de la Antigua del Orbe Bocanegra.^[c]^[4]Juan Ramón Villa was a prominent person in the vegan community. He held different functions, including ordinary mayor, alderman, royal lieutenant, captain of militias, Acting Commander of Arms in the colonial era and Civil State Officer during the years of Haitian domination.^[2]

Juan Ramón Villa was the son of Manuel Francisco Villa, who was stationed in La Vega in the colonial era before the Treaty of Basel as butler of the “Las Benditas” brotherhood. According to family tradition, he was “a Spanish citizen who was coming to a certain place in America and who on the journey was forced to change course due to the threat of shipwreck.” His wife was María del Carmen Jáquez. The Villa sisters' maternal grandparents were Joseph del Orbe (d. 1796), “Captain of her Majesty” and Ordinary Mayor of La Vega in 1779, and Josefa Bocanegra.^[2]

Villa siblings

Name	Gender	Birthdate	Took part?
María del Carmen Villa del Orbe	female	c. 1805	Yes
Manuel Francisco Villa del Orbe	male	25 December 1811	No
María Francisca Angustia Villa del Orbe	female	8 April 1814	Yes
Manuela Estefanía Villa del Orbe	female	22 April 1816	Yes
María Lorenza Matilde Villa del Orbe	female	21 November 1818	No
María Filomena Villa del Orbe	female	5 January 1820	No

Source: Hoy/Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía^[4]

Notes

^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villa and the second or maternal family name is Del Orbe.
^ The son of Manuel Francisco Villa (a rich^[3] Spanish colonist^[4]) and María del Carmen Jáquez (of French descent), Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez was mayor of La Vega in 1811 and 1813,^[3] a royal standard-bearer and a commandant during the colonial era, and an officer during the Haitian domination.^[4]
^ She was an illegitimate^[3] daughter of Capt. José del Orbe and Josefa Bocanegra. Her father was a wealthy cattleman and mayor of La Vega in 1779.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Marcano, José E. "La Bandera de la República Dominicana". jmarcano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cápsulas genealógicasLas Hermanas Villa". Hoy Digital. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Despradel Batista, Guido (2010). Historia de Concepción de La Vega (PDF) (in Spanish) (3rd ed.). Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Nación. pp. 99, 156–157, 159–161. ISBN 978-9945-020-96-0. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Núñez Núñez, Milcíades H. (9 April 2011). "Cápsulas genealógicas: Las Hermanas Villa". Cápsulas Genealógicas en Areíto (Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía) (in Spanish). Hoy. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
^ Hernández González, Manuel V. (2007). Expansión fundacional y crecimiento en el norte dominicano (1680-1795): El Cibao y la Bahía de Samaná (PDF) (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Nación; Academia Dominicana de la Historia. pp. 142–144, 146. ISBN 978-9945-020-12-0. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[1] In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villa and the second or maternal family name is Del Orbe.

[6] The son of Manuel Francisco Villa (a rich^[3] Spanish colonist^[4]) and María del Carmen Jáquez (of French descent), Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez was mayor of La Vega in 1811 and 1813,^[3] a royal standard-bearer and a commandant during the colonial era, and an officer during the Haitian domination.^[4]

[8] She was an illegitimate^[3] daughter of Capt. José del Orbe and Josefa Bocanegra. Her father was a wealthy cattleman and mayor of La Vega in 1779.^[3]^[4]^[5]

[2] Marcano, José E. "La Bandera de la República Dominicana". jmarcano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2014.

[:0-3] "Cápsulas genealógicasLas Hermanas Villa". Hoy Digital. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[Despradel-4] Despradel Batista, Guido (2010). Historia de Concepción de La Vega (PDF) (in Spanish) (3rd ed.). Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Nación. pp. 99, 156–157, 159–161. ISBN 978-9945-020-96-0. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[Hoy-5] Núñez Núñez, Milcíades H. (9 April 2011). "Cápsulas genealógicas: Las Hermanas Villa". Cápsulas Genealógicas en Areíto (Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía) (in Spanish). Hoy. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.

[Expansion_fundacional_Cibao-7] Hernández González, Manuel V. (2007). Expansión fundacional y crecimiento en el norte dominicano (1680-1795): El Cibao y la Bahía de Samaná (PDF) (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Nación; Academia Dominicana de la Historia. pp. 142–144, 146. ISBN 978-9945-020-12-0. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

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+Juan Ramón Villa was the son of Manuel Francisco Villa, who was stationed in La Vega in the colonial era before the [[Treaty of Basel (1795)|Treaty of Basel]] as butler of the “Las Benditas” brotherhood. According to family tradition, he was “a Spanish citizen who was coming to a certain place in America and who on the journey was forced to change course due to the threat of shipwreck.” His wife was María del Carmen Jáquez. The Villa sisters' maternal grandparents were Joseph del Orbe (d. 1796), “Captain of her Majesty” and Ordinary Mayor of La Vega in 1779, and Josefa Bocanegra.<ref name=":0" />
 ==Villa siblings==