Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
Quisqueya
By Ms. LeBrón
La Republica Dominicana
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Table of Contents

• 3 Reasons to learn about the Dominican Republic
• Reason one Great baseball players
• Reason two Part of North American History
• Reason three Paradise

• Historical Points
• Culture
• Dominican Currency

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3 Reasons to learn about The Dominican Republic
Reason 1 Famous Baseball Players (Not including
David Ortiz and Sammy Sosa)
Pedro Feliz 7   Left Field/Third Base    San
Francisco Giants
Pedro Martínez 45   Starting Pitcher   New York
Mets
Albert Pujols 5 First Base/Left Field St.
Louis Cardinals
Manny Ramírez 24   Left Field    Boston Red Sox
Octavio Dotel 29   Relief Pitcher    Oakland
Athletics
José Reyes 7   Shortstop/Second Base    New York
Mets
Julio Lugo 23 Shortstop   Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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3 Reasons to learn about The Dominican Republic

• Reason 2
• Key links to the discovery and exploration of
  North
• American leading to the colonization of the
  United States.

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3 Reasons to learn about The Dominican Republic
Reason 3 No explanation necessary
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Main Historical Points Of The Dominican Republic

• The island was named Quisqueya by the indigenous
  that lived there.
• 1942 The Europeans landed in what Columbus
  declared Hispaniola.
• The Dominican Republic was first ruled by the
  Spaniards than let free to be conquered by Haiti.
  After liberation from Haiti the Dominican
  Republic was again conquered by Spain. The
  United States ruled it.

• During the World Wars the Axis powers used the
  islands of the Caribbean as stop-off points for
  German U- boats from which to plan possible
  attacks against the North American continent.
• During the Cold War, Soviet and capitalist
  ideologies clashed openly on the island.
• 1930 The Dictator Trujillo took power.
• 1961 Trujillo was finally taken out of power.
• 1965 Dominican Civil war

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Culture

• Baseball is a the national sport.
• The majority of the population is Catholic
• Their two forms of popular music is Merengue and
  Bachata. (Although reggaeton is popular too)

• There food would be considered Creole.
• Spanish is the national language.
• They are known for their many plantain dishes.
• It is considered an underdeveloped country and
  that is seen in the culture.

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Dominican Currency