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He fled to Hispaniola to what now is Dominican Republic after the 1511-16 Taino rebellion. [5] Acanorex: Cacique on Ayiti (currently Hispaniola) [6] Agüeybaná (The Great Sun) Cacique whose name means "The Great Sun" was "Supreme Cacique" in Puerto Rico who welcomed Juan Ponce de León and the conquistadors. His yucayeque was on the Guayanilla ...
List of Dominican Americans This page was last edited on 23 November 2019, at 20:10 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
This is a list of famous or notable people from the Dominican Republic. The list also includes individuals of Dominican ancestry who reside overseas. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).
Sonia Báez-Hernández (born 1958), Dominican-born Puerto Rican interdisciplinary artist. Ada Balcácer (born 1930), multidisciplinary visual artist, whose artistic production ranges from painted works, textile designs, murals, and printmaking; born in Santo Domingo
She is of Dominican and Lebanese descent (Gilmore Girls, That's So Raven). Tina Aumont (1946–2006) – actress; Lourdes Benedicto – actress of Filipino/Dominican Republic descent; Elvis Nolasco – American actor of Dominican descent, American Crime; Vladimir Caamaño – Dominican-American actor and stand-up comedian
Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, Ayiti or Quisqueya to the Taínos (the Spaniards named it La Española, i.e., Hispaniola — now known as the Dominican Republic and Haiti) was divided into five kingdoms, i.e., Xaragua, Maguana, Higüey, Maguá, and Marién. Anacaona was born into a family of caciques.
Also: Dominican Republic: People: By occupation: Singers / Women musicians: Women singers. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 ...