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[7] [8] In the Dominican Republic, for instance, if I know a police officer, and I "tengo confianza" in him, then I may be able to have fewer problems with the law. "Todo se hace por la buena confianza y relaciones que uno las tiene con otros," or "Everything gets done based on the trust and good relationships one has with others."
Fiesta Patria de la Restauración, or Restoration Day, celebrates the Dominican Republic's day of independence from Spain, which occurred in 1863. Nationwide events include parades, music festivals, street festivals, and food festivals. Three days each June are set aside for the Latin Music Festival in Santo Domingo. Both local and ...
The General Archive of the Nation (Spanish: Archivo General de la Nación) of the Dominican Republic is the country's national archive, decentralized from the Ministry of Culture. It is in charge of organizing and preserving all documents relevant to the history of the Dominican Republic. It was created on 1935 by Law no. 912.
Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo] meaning "Saint Dominic" but verbatim "Holy Sunday"), once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, known as Ciudad Trujillo between 1936 and 1961, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. [7]
Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from the Distrito Nacional on October 16, 2001. [ 2 ]
Villa Consuelo is a neighbourhood in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. This neighbourhood is populated in particular by individuals from the lower middle class .
Mariasela Álvarez Lebrón (born January 31, 1960 in Santo Domingo) is a Dominican architect, tv host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1982.She became the first Dominican woman to win an international beauty title. Álvarez achieved much popularity in her native country, due to her long career on television, which included a successful eight-year run with her award-winning show Esta ...
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest existing cathedral in the Americas , [ 1 ] begun in 1504 and was completed in 1550, and the second constructed, after the Garðar Cathedral Ruins in Greenland. [ 2 ]