For my English class we have to do a research paper on different countries throughout the world. For my paper I decided to do the Dominican Republic. I need to provide information on what the country is famous for and I am having some trouble. Since I am a baseball player, I know that the Dominican Republic has some of the best baseball leagues, teams and players in the world. I need to find about 3-4 more things the country is famous for. I am done with the rest of my paper, but I am having trouble with this paragraph...Please Help!!! Any information or website addresses that I can go to will be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
2007-01-25 11:16:17 · 8 answers · asked by pts1021 2 in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Dominican Republic
Baseball
Women
Politics
Beaches
Sugar Cane
Tobacco
Tourism
Night life
It's the 2nd biggest nation in the Caribbean
It was the first settlement in the "new world"
look up Juan Pablo Duarte, Rafael Trujillo, and Joaquin Balaguer. Very important men.
2007-01-25 12:18:30 · answer #1 · answered by JDM_BA4 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Dominican Republic is famous for being the first place to be colonized by the Europeans. The Spaniards established themselves on this island and set up the first City, the first University, the first Cathedral, the first Fortress, and a few other things in the New World. The Dominican Republic is also famous for having had a nearly blind, president from 1986 to 1996.
I hope that this has been adequate for your needs.
2007-01-26 11:42:58 · answer #2 · answered by jmbsdq 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say a majority of people do not remember that the Island was originally divided into 3rds I believe before the biggest nastiest revolution has ever happened, long before baseball! That is the Haitian Revolution... for those of you who dont know about that, its all below... The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) was the most successful of the many African slave rebellions in the Western Hemisphere and established Haiti as a free, black republic, the first of its kind. At the time of the revolution, Haiti was a colony of France known as Saint-Domingue. By means of this revolution, Africans and people of African ancestry freed themselves from French colonization and from slavery. Haiti is the first black republic in modern history. It went directly from being a French colony to self-governance through a process that has had lasting effect on the nation. The system established by slaveholders demonstrated the effectiveness of violence and force in controlling the majority. This system survived the revolution and continued under the nascent black republic. A light-skinned elite took control of political and economic power.[1] Historians traditionally identify the catalyst as being a particular vodou service in August 1791 performed at Bois Caïman by Dutty Boukman, a high priest.[2] A number of complex events set the stage for the most significant revolt in the history of African enslavement.
2016-05-23 23:58:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides baseball, the dominican republic is famous for the fine guys.
2007-01-25 13:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Boricua♥ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
-Merengue and Bachata originated in the DR
-Tabacco from the DR are among the world finest
-February 27 Carnival is amazing
-1st city, cathedral, university in the western world
-Oscar de la Renta is Dominican
Livio.com has many dominican links, check them out!
2007-01-26 02:11:13 · answer #5 · answered by Lily 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try to use this 2 websites , they provide most of what you need and you may select frm them what is really needed for your research:
For what I know their beaches are awesome and have good tobacco too
Good Luck
2007-01-25 12:23:21 · answer #6 · answered by Palmasysol39 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tourism Beaches and Rum
2007-01-25 11:54:05 · answer #7 · answered by jazzpaging 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i belive a lot of banana and sugar cane is grown there.
2007-01-25 11:28:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋