how much do you know about the history of dominican republic?

Answer 1

Interesting question!!!

Here is what i know and what i research for you.

The Dominican Republic makes up two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, one of the largest Caribbean islands. The history of the Dominican Republic is filled with conflict and struggle, from the first Spanish occupation to the present day. But the country is slowly rebuilding itself through elections and a growing tourism industry that promise a brighter tomorrow for this beautiful destination.

Cristobal Colon or Columbus discovered the island he named Hispaniola in 1492 during his first Atlantic voyage. However, the Taíno Indians had occupied the island for some 5,000 years before he arrived.
Although the Taíno were a peaceful people, the Spanish crew left behind on the island was less so. Conflicts broke out among the Spaniards, sometimes ending in their deaths. However, those weren't the only conflicts that sprung up with the accidental settlers.

The Spanish offended the Taíno when they took Indian women and forced them into labor as servants. The Taíno eventually retaliated, and after months of these strained and unhappy relations, a chief named Caonabó attacked the settlement and killed the settlers. When Columbus returned the following spring, he was shocked to find his former crew members dead and the settlement burned to the ground.

In 1493, the city of Isabella on the island's north coast became the first true colony. Its location, near present day Puerto Plata, was the perfect spot for the Spanish to also exploit the gold found in the Cibao Valley nearby. With armor, animals, and foreign diseases on their side, the Spaniards quickly decimated the Taíno population. They captured the rebellious Caonabó and put the remaining natives to work in Santo Cerro panning for gold under terrible conditions. To ensure adequate labor for plantations, the Spanish brought African slaves to the island beginning in 1503.

In the next century, French settlers occupied the western end of the island, which Spain ceded to France in 1697, and which, in 1804, became the Republic of Haiti. The Haitians conquered the whole island in 1822 and held it until 1844, when forces led by Juan Pablo Duarte, the hero of Dominican independence, drove them out and established the Dominican Republic as an independent state.

Answer 2

Way back When Christ columbos came to the D.R.
He stole gold from Dominicans and traded a mirror.
While He was going around discovering, the slaves
took a wrong route and ended up on the island of D.R.
Dominicans were nice and let them share.

Time went on and by 1800 the slaves and dominicans had
war, because the slaves were talking all over the Island.At that
time, they never found out of the modern country of haiti. During this war DUARTE,SANCHEZ,MELLA gave up there lives to ened the war,but the war went on for about 7 days. The slaves went to the west(Haiti).

1970 Dominicans were having problems again so they had a cilvil war. the cause was never found. but many people died fighting this war.

2000's Dominicans make teh choice to make memorial parks so they made Plaza De La Bandera in the memory of every dominican who died in all wars. Puente DUARTE in memory of DUARTE, and he is on the one PESO coin. They also made a bridge for SANCHEZ

Answer 3

quite a bit...
a lot about the world..
history and geography major...

and no question?

Answer 4

dont know dont care all I know is the men are abusesive

Answer 5

almost nothing, why?