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Source: [2] 1 January - New Year's Day; 6 January - Epiphany 21 January - Our Lady of High Grace 26 January - Duarte's Birthday 27 February – Independence Day 18 April – Good Friday
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.
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 ...
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1510- Church of the Convent of the Dominican Order , first church in the New World, is built; 1511 Roman Catholic diocese of Santo Domingo established. [2] Alcázar de Colón (Columbus Alcazar), first castle or viceroyal residence in the Americas, is built; The Royal Audiencia of Santo Domingo, first court in the New World, is established
Historically, the painting of this time were centered around images connected to national independence, historical scenes, portraits but also landscapes and images of still life. Styles of painting ranged between neoclassicism and romanticism. Between 1920 and 1940 the art scene was influenced by styles of realism and impressionism. Dominican ...
In the Dominican Republic, the term Guacanagarix complex (Spanish: complejo de Guacanagarix) has been used to describe a Dominican who is considered more interested in foreign culture than in his own country.