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Today, January 26, a holiday in the Dominican Republic, marks the birthday of Juan Pablo Duarte, founding father of the Dominican nation. [Also see previous posts Juan Pablo Duarte helped found Dominican Republic and Dominicans mark the birth of Founding Father Juan Pablo Duarte.] During his early years Duarte studied in Spain (1828-1833). Upon his return to…