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  1. onthisday.com

    Events in Dominican Republic History. Columbus Sights Hispaniola. 1492-12-05 Christopher Columbus is the first European to sight Hispaniola (modern Dominican Republic and Haiti) Explorer of the New World Christopher Columbus. 1822-02-09 Haiti invades the newly founded Dominican Republic.
    • Santo Domingo

      Famous People from Santo Domingo. 1932-07-22 Oscar de la Renta, Domincan American fashion designer (Coty Hall of Fame-1973), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (d. 2014); 1934-10-09 Jacobo Majluta Azar, 47th President of the Dominican Republic (1978-82), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (d. 1996); 1938-02-18 Manny Mota, Dominican baseball outfielder (LA Dodgers), born in Santo ...

  2. britannica.com

    History of the Dominican Republic, a survey of important events and people in the history of the Dominican Republic from the time of European settlement. The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola, the second largest island of the Greater Antilles chain in the Caribbean
    Author:Howard J. Wiarda
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    The recorded history of the Dominican Republic began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus, working for the Crown of Castile, arrived at a large island in the western Atlantic Ocean, later known as the Caribbean.The native Taíno people, an Arawakan people, had inhabited the island during the pre-Columbian era, dividing it into five chiefdoms.They referred to the eastern part of the island as ...
  4. chipublib.org

    Juan Bosch, founder of the leftist Dominican Revolutionary Party, elected president in the first democratic elections for nearly four decades; 1963. Bosch deposed in military coup and replaced by a three-man civilian junta; 1965. Some 30,000 US troops invade the Dominican Republic following attempt to return Bosch to power. 1966
  5. socialjusticebooks.org

    The Dominican Republic proclaims its independence from Haiti and becomes a sovereign nation. 1844-61 "Counterpoint" of caudillos: Pedro Santana and Buenaventura Báez alternately rule the Dominican Republic. 1861 Dominican Republic is annexed to Spain. 1860s Spanish immigrants arrive as a result of the Spanish occupation. Juan Pablo Duarte
  6. dominicanaonline.org

    Chronology of Dominican History Social, economic and political milestones of the Dominican Republic. 4000 B.C. to 3500 B.C Indigenous people begin to populate the Antilles 400 B.C. Occupation of the Antilles by agricultural groups of Arawak origin arrived from the Venezuelan coast. 1000 - Development of the Taino culture in the Antilles.
  7. news.bbc.co.uk

    1906 - Dominican Republic and US sign 50-year treaty according to which the US takes over the republic's customs department in return for buying its debts.. 1916-24 - US forces occupy the Dominican Republic following internal disorder.. 1924 - Constitutional government assumes control; US forces withdraw.. Trujillo dictatorship. 1930 - General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina establishes ...
  8. en.wikipedia.org

    The name Dominican originates from Saint Dominic, [28] the patron saint of astronomers, and founder of the Dominican Order.The Dominican Order established what is now known as the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, the first university in the New World. [29]For most of its history, up until independence, the colony was known simply as Santo Domingo [30] and continued to be commonly known ...
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