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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.
Bolsa de Valores de la República Dominicana (Stock Market of the Dominican Republic, BVRD) is the only stock exchange in the Dominican Republic, basically performing a transaction regulation function. It began operations in 1991 and is viewed as a cornerstone of the country's integration into the global economy and domestic development.
The Dominican national identity card (Spanish: Cédula de Identidad y Electoral or cédula) is a national identity card issued to citizens of the Dominican Republic.The polycarbonate card containing the holder's full name, place of birth, date of birth, nationality, sex, civil status, occupation, polling station, and residential address, as well as a photograph that adheres to ISO/IEC 19794-5.
The Santo Domingo Metro (Spanish: Metro de Santo Domingo) is a rapid transit system in Greater Santo Domingo. Serving the capital of the Dominican Republic, it is the most extensive metro system in the insular Caribbean and Central American region by length and number of stations. It began operation on January 30, 2009.
The national anthem of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Himno nacional de República Dominicana), also known by its incipit Valiant Quisqueyans (Spanish: Quisqueyanos valientes), was composed by José Rufino Reyes y Siancas (1835–1905), and its lyrics were authored by Emilio Prud'Homme (1856–1932).
Puerto Plata, officially known as San Felipe de Puerto Plata; (French: Port-de-Plate) [4] is a major coastal city in the Dominican Republic, and capital of the province of Puerto Plata. [5] The city is a major trading port. Puerto Plata has resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, which are located east of the city proper.
With the support of the European Franciscan Congregation, the Ghent's clerics Jodoco Ricke and Pedro Gosseal, who were cousins of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, [4] they arrived in the city two years after its foundation, managed to acquire some plots on the southwest side of the Plaza Mayor de Quito, in the same place where one day the military seats of the heads of the imperial troops were ...