Santo Domingo

Felix Moreta Mr. Saleeba English 4 October 13, 2017 Rafael Trujillo Rafael Trujillo may be a bad man, but that does not take away the fact that what got him there made him a great leader. To some he will always be remembered as a horrible person. To me he will always be remembered as a guy who got to where he wanted to be by putting effort some people would not dare to put in. Rafael Trujillo was born on October 24, 1891 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. His name was Rafael Leonidas…

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Today are more than eleven million of immigrants that live undocumented in the United States. In fact, all those immigrants have to deal every day with an insecure situation that affects their whole lives. The author of Undocumented Dan-el Padilla Peralta described with interesting details his undocumented life. He came from the Dominican Republic to live in the USA with his family. Dan-el faced with a different reality from his family life in the original country. Being undocumented in the…

head of a noble and wealthy family of Toledo. Which most likely originated in the Segovia province.Ayllon was taught in civil law, believedly at the University of Salamanca.Ayllon was very fond of adventure. A little later in life he was sent to Santo Domingo,Cuba. He was sent there by the founder of…

“The Kingdom of this World” is a novel written by Alejo Carpentier that focuses primarily on the political turmoil of Haiti during the French colonial days. Thus, the novel centers on the story of Ti Noël, a slave on a plantation in the Cap who is portrayed as an admirer of Macandal, a fellow slave on the same plantation. However, as the story progresses, Carpentier establishes a clash of culture and religion between the Europeans and black Africans. The clash first arises through Macandal as he…

counters all over the city of Santo Domingo. The police, SWAT, and other government agencies imminently stepped in and started using non-lethal weapons against the citizens. I remember my sister coming home crying from college because she was hit by tear gas. Many people got hurt, but in the end, the result was pleasant. No one had to pay electricity bills until late 2010. A great appearance by the people in resistance of the government gave the people of Santo Domingo free electricity for…

The boat drifted out to the lake. The occupants threw millions of dollars of golden treasures into the waters. Then their beloved leader, the new king, made an appearance on deck. He dived into the water, with gold dust covering his entire body. This legend supposedly dates back thousands of years. The event, called El Dorado, has evolved into a “city of gold” that many have searched for. From exploration, to descriptions, to the history of this mysterious story comes , are all things that…

Machismo is a very common factor that exists throughout the whole world, especially in Hispanic cultures. Machismo can be defined as a strong sense of masculine pride and domination and that women have no say. Only men are allowed to control their household and wives as if they were their property and that the women’s job is to clean, cook, take care of kids and their husbands. A “macho man” thinks that it is right to treat their wives like their slave, with no respect. In the article “The…

and money. Oscar though, alerted his mother as to where Lola was and as a result she was forced to go to Santo Domingo instead of living where she wanted. However, this terrible relationship was not the only thing that motivated Lola to run away. She also wished for a life outside of Patterson like the ones she would watch on tv. When she was caught by her mother and forced to go to Santo Domingo though, her dreams were…

Christopher Columbus’s life revolved around his adventurous voyages to discover new lands and riches to bring back to Europe. Columbus’s voyages brought about controversy during that time period as well as today. His accomplishments and infamy have been documented throughout the ages and will continue to be discussed in the years to come. Christopher Columbus had an adventurous and event-filled life. He was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451 and died on May 20, 1506 a disappointed man (Wilson). In…