Variety of places of the geography Dominican, like the neighborhood of Gascuederive their names from characters of the time colonial. In the case of this capital neighborhood, Gascue either Gazcuethe origin comes from a Spaniard, from Navarrewhich came to Holy Sunday to act as royal accountant and was imprisoned.
Francisco of Gazcue born in Navarre in 1754. He arrived on the island to serve as senior accountant in the royal boxes of Holy Sunday. Despite having a high position in the administration colonial, Gazcue He broke the rules and bought a ranch near the walled city.
The engineer Antonio José War Sánchez explained at the Dominican Academy of History that these lands that Gazcue purchased appear on military maps of both the French and English around 1808.
In turn, he explained that in 1767 the boxes of Holy Sunday They were run by two Spaniards: the accountant Francisco of Gazcue and the treasurer Raymundo de Esparza. Both of Navarre.
“So much Gascue as Esparza were part of the framework of landowners and the elites of Navarrese and Basque origin, such as the families of Antonio Guridi EchandÃa, Andrés Lecanda Andirengoechea or MartÃn José Miura,” he said.
He scandal and the prison
However, Francisco of Gazcuewhich gave its name to the well-known capital neighborhood, was discovered in the middle of an alleged fraud.
“The chaos had broken out scandal of counterfeit money bills to facilitate trade.” Gazcue and Esparzaaccountant and treasurer, were the main protagonists of this plot. “This issue of paper money was initially made to cover the expenses of officials,” explained the expert.
Despite there being insufficient evidence against him, it was decided to remove him from his post, give him half his salary, seize his property and he was arrested for approximately three years. “He was arrested by royal order on October 21, 1789,” he added.
Thus, the neighborhood of Gascue It has its origin in a Spanish, coming from Navarrewho was an accountant in Holy Sunday and was imprisoned by a corrupt network.
