dominican republic. -christopher columbus reached the island of hispaniola on his first voyage, in...
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Dominican Republic
-Christopher Columbus reached the island of Hispaniola on his first
voyage, in December 1492
-On Columbus second voyage in 1493 the colony and Santo
Domingo became the new capital
CapitalSanto Domingo
The oldest city in latin america
Santo DomingoSantiago
La RomanaSan Pedro de Macoris
San Francisco de MacorisSan CristobalPuerto Plata
Major Cities
Columbus Statue
First Cathedral in America
Population10,088,598 (July 2011 est.)
Ethnic groupsmixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%
ReligionsRoman Catholic 95%, other 5%
LanguagesSpanish (official)
Musica
MerengueThe music is often performed by three-person, roaming bands called perico ripiao using three instruments
el melodeon La guira
La tambora
Popular Artist
Juan Luis Guerra
Romero Santos
Alfonso Soriano (Baseball Player)
Juan Luis Guerrahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QsNFq4zAYsU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV8ofbtxIL8
Merengue songs
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