Luis Alvarez-Lopez PhD., is an Assistant Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a doctorate in Latin American History from New York University. He received his MA in History from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. His publications include: Dominacion Colonial y Guerra Popular-1861-1865.Santo Domingo: Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, 1986. Estado y Sociedad durante la Dictadura de Trujillo.Santo Domingo: Editora Cole, 2001. Dieciseis Conclusiones Fundamentales Sobre La Anexion y La Guerra de la Restauracion(1861-1865). Santo Domingo: Editora Argos, 2005. His forthcoming publication is titled: The Dominican Republic and the Beginning of a Revolutionary Cycle in the Spanish Caribbean.