Materialist history presents him as a precursor of independence thought during the Reconquista War in Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic), however, there is not a single document that proves it.
While some historians say that Ciriaco was imprisoned and confined to Ceuta for his independence activity, where he supposedly died, this shows that perhaps during the period known as España Boba, he was an officer in the army of the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo.
Ramírez participated in the siege of Santo Domingo in favor of reconquering the eastern territory to return it to Spain and never changed his mind.
In reality he was taken prisoner by order of Sánchez Ramírez and taken to Puerto Rico because in the place where he was assigned there was disorder, due to his attitude as commander in chief of the reconquering army; but in September 1810 he returned to Santo Domingo and was interrogated because he was accused of having ordered the death of the French officer known as Commander Casilla.
However, everything seems to indicate that it could not be proven that he had anything to do with this crime and he was released, by virtue of the publication of a document in the work Historical News of Santo Domingo by the priest historian Fray Cipriano de Utrera, (on page 140) it says: "December 9, 1814.
Juan Bosch, for example, apparently does not grant him any military merit, judging by this paragraph of his: [8] “For his part, Don Ciriaco Ramírez, the head of the group that would operate in the southern band, rose up with weapons also brought from Puerto Rico, but French forces under the command of Colonel Aussenac forced him to take refuge in the forests of the region.”