On his way to conquer the New World, Columbus first settled here in the island previously known as Quisqueva, Bohia and Ayti, then the Spanish named it Hispaniola.
The original inhabitants called Tainos were annihilated as African slaves were delivered here with special purposes. Santo Domingo, the capital was the city at the very heart of the Spanish Empire in the New World.
In 1967 Spanish ceded to France the present Republic of Haiti and the part that continued to be a Spanish colony turned into the Dominican Republic. Many times this part suffered a lot of identity changes, in 1801 France took it, in 1808 regained by the Spain and in 1822 it was annexed by Haiti. Haiti domination and rule was not a calm and good period for the Dominican
The original inhabitants called Tainos were annihilated as African slaves were delivered here with special purposes. Santo Domingo, the capital was the city at the very heart of the Spanish Empire in the New World.
In 1967 Spanish ceded to France the present Republic of Haiti and the part that continued to be a Spanish colony turned into the Dominican Republic. Many times this part suffered a lot of identity changes, in 1801 France took it, in 1808 regained by the Spain and in 1822 it was annexed by Haiti. Haiti domination and rule was not a calm and good period for the Dominican