an annexation treaty which reached the United States Senate floor. The treaty, however, was not ratified in the US Senate, as there was widespread opposition to absorbing a nation with so many black and mixed race inhabitants. The treaty became an embarrassment for Grant. In 1869, Báez negotiated for a loan with Edward Hartmont, a British financier. The loan was agreed under exorbitant sums under the country, Hartmont promised £420,000 but only under harsh conditions. To receive the loan, the Dominican state had to pay a £100,000 commission on their customs receipts. Besides this, the nation's coal mines and forests were to be mortgaged. However, Báez only managed to receive £56,000, of which some ended up in his and his supporter's own pockets, the remaining was used to crush his opponents. Exile and death Báez became President again from 1876 until 1878, when he was deposed in a final coup and sent into exile to Puerto Rico, at the time a Spanish colony, where he lived his final days. He is buried in the Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor. Offspring Genealogical studies have identified President Báez, and President Espaillat as well, as the most recent common ancestors for most of the Dominican oligarchy, since their offspring managed to establish bonds with the most rich and powerful families from Santiago, and thus, from the country. '''Ramón Buenaventura Báez Méndez (1812–1884) Manuel Báez Batista (1839–?) Teodoro Osvaldo Buenaventura Báez Machado (1857–?) José Ramón Báez López-Penha (1909–1995) Buenaventura Báez López-Penha (1907-?) Marcos Antonio Báez Cocco Ana Josefina Báez Cocco (b. 1948) Monika De Marchena Báez Juan Rafael Vargas De Marchena Patricia De Marchena Báez Freddy De Marchena Báez (b. 1980) Freddy Alejandro De Marchena Grullón (b. 2008) Jimena De Marchena Báez Soraya Báez Cocco Jesus Báez Alejandro Buenaventura Báez Cocco Altagracia Amelia Báez Andújar (†1879) José María Cabral y Báez (1864–1937) Amelia María Cabral Bermúdez (1899–1996) Juan Bautista Vicini Cabral (1924–2015) Felipe Augusto Antonio Vicini Lluberes (b. 1960) Amelia Stella María Vicini Lluberes (b. 1974) Juan Bautista Vicini Lluberes (b. 1975) Laura Amelia Vicini Cabral de Barletta (1925–2006) José María Vicini Cabral (1926–2007) José Leopoldo Vicini Pérez Marco Vicini Pérez Felipe Vicini Cabral (1936–1997) Auristela Cabral Bermúdez (1901–1988) Donald Joseph Reid Cabral (1923–2006) William John Reid Cabral (1925–2010) Patricia Reid Baquero (b. 1953) Isabela Egan Reid de Pittaluga Meghan Egan Reid Robert Reid Cabral (1929–1961) José María Cabral Bermúdez (1902–1984) María