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The recorded history of the Dominican Republic began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus, working for the Crown of Castile, arrived at a large island in the western Atlantic Ocean, later known as the Caribbean. The native Taíno people, an Arawakan people, had inhabited the island during the pre-Columbian era, dividing it into five chiefdoms.
December: Fair of Peace and Fraternity of the Free World opens. [9] Estadio Quisqueya (baseball stadium) opens. 1956 - National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic (mausoleum) established. 1961 - May 30: Trujillo assassinated near city. 1961- November 19: Rebellion of the Pilots. Trujillo family flees the country; 1965 April 24: Dominican Civil War
A project by actors, producers and activists Eva Longoria and Dania Ramirez puts a spotlight on a family of Dominican women who fought against a brutal dictatorship and gave up everything in the ...
Dominican Republic accepted the convention on February 12, 1985, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Dominican Republic has only one World Heritage Site, Colonial city of Santo Domingo, which was inscribed in 1990. [2]