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In 1804, while Dessalines proclaimed the independence of Haiti, the Age of France began in Santo Domingo with Ferrand becoming the organizer of the colony. In 1805, Christophe and Dessaline take the city of Santiago and then go to Santo The provinces are territorial divisions subject to a political-administrative authority dependent on the Central Government. Each province is represented in the Executive Branch by a Civil Governor. The current Basilica was inaugurated on January 21, 1971. The architects who carried out the construction were the A. Dunover de Segonazc and Pierre Dupré fraceses. This basilica was built to replace the old sanctuary built in 1572. This religious monument is named after the Virgin of Altagracia, patron saint of the Dominican people. The Chamber of Deputies or Lower House is composed of members elected by the people of the provinces and the National District in elections every four years. One Deputy is elected for every fifty thousand inhabitants or fraction of more than twenty-five thousand, never less than two