The Dominican Republic is an island country on the eastern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a maritime bor
Catedral Santa María La Menor is the oldest cathedral built in the Americas.
In 1838, Juan Pablo Duarte and others established a secret patriotic society called La Trinitaria, which helped undermine Haitian occupation.
Monument built by Dominicans in 1944, commemorating the participants of the War of Restoration
The flag of the United States waving over Ozama Fortress during the U.S. occupation of the Dominican Republic, c. 1922
Mixed Dominicans or Moreno Dominicans, also referred to as mulatto, mestizo or historically zambo, are Dominicans who are of mixed ancestry, these stand out for having brown skin. Representing 71.72%
Dominican Republic
…132,725), Puerto Plata (pop. 118,282), and La Vega (pop. 104,536). Per the United Nations, the urban population growth rate for 2000–2005 was 2.3%. Mixed (45.6%) Whites (18.7…
Mixed-race Dominicans, students with historic 1844 flag.
Dominican Republic national pantheon in Santo Domingo.
Gregorio Luperón, hero of the Dominican Restoration War, was of mulatto ancestry.
Timeline of the Dominican Republic's genetic make-up since 500 years ago showing the impact of migrations. The founder Dominican population was mostly European in origin with some Native Taíno element, but was modified by subsequent African inflows. European DNA Native American DNA Sub-Saharan African DNA