DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

A historic ring, a gift from national hero Juan Pablo Duarte to his fiancée, has been recovered by authorities after a brazen theft from the Instituto Duartiano Museum, Diario Libre reported. The ring, along with another valuable piece, was stolen from a display case by a man posing as a tourist on a guided tour.

The incident occurred on August 5, 2025, when the man entered the Instituto Duartiano in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City, pretending to be interested in a guided tour. According to a statement from the Public Ministry, the man took advantage of a moment of distraction to slip into an exhibition hall and steal two gold rings from a display.

One of the stolen rings bears the image of Juan Pablo Duarte, the founding father of the Dominican Republic. The second, and arguably more significant piece, is a ruby ring that Duarte gifted to his fiancée, Prudencia Lluberes...