▁Miguel ▁de ▁la ▁Torre , ▁who ▁had ▁only ▁a ▁month ▁in ▁Office , ▁offering ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁mul att os ▁Pierre ▁" B id et " ▁and ▁Louis ▁or ▁François ▁" P in au " ▁and ▁telling ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁project ed ▁expedition ▁had ▁been ▁prepared ▁by ▁a ▁French man ▁called ▁" T on et ", ▁who ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁had ▁been ▁Governor ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁and ▁was ▁now ▁a ▁well - known ▁agent ▁of ▁then ▁H ait ian ▁President ▁Jean ▁Pierre ▁Bo yer . ▁Peter ▁Dub ois ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁which ▁occupied ▁important ▁documents . ▁He ▁was ▁tried ▁for ▁the ▁crime ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁with ▁foreign ers , ▁found ▁guilty ▁and ▁executed ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁slaves ▁from ▁several ▁ingen ios ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁plot , ▁in ▁Gu ay ama ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁A ñas co , ▁place ▁chosen ▁by ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁landing ▁of ▁troops ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁lack ▁of ▁fort ifications ▁with ▁art illery ▁and ▁its ▁convenient ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁May ague z . ▁ ▁Republic a ▁Bor ic ua ▁The ▁expedition ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁República ▁Bor ic ua ▁or ▁Bor ic ua ▁Republic ▁in ▁Spanish . ▁The ▁word ▁Bor ic ua ▁came ▁from ▁Bor iken , ▁the ▁T ain o ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁documents ▁the ▁plot ters