Cultural History of Dominican Republic

Ever thought about relocating to a caribbean island?
D.R. is high on the list of many.
Todays episode is the second in a series I am doing with resident Dominican Julio Diaz.
Todays focus will be all about the cultural background of the island.

Welcome, Julio Diaz

Episode highlights:

• [02:00] - Gives percentage breakdown of ancestry on the island
• [05:40] - Hispaniola discussed, Haiti x D.R.
• [08:35] - Split after France x Spain fought
• [09:00] - Key differences between Haitians and Dominicans, food, people, music. Taíno/Indigenous background
• [14:00] - Dictators in both places, but more mistakes in Haiti led to more issues.
• [15:30] - Rafael Trujillo legacy discussed, assassination in 1961. Many presidents since.
• [18:40] - Parsley massacre mentioned, Trujillo was the worst,
• [20:05] - Wealth of Trujillo ended up in Spain, via big ship. Won’t find this history in many books. His body is actually in Spain too.
• [23:40] - el monumento, in Santiago, what it signifies and when built(1953), angel of peace statue
• [29:13] - Zona colonial in Santo Domingo and Santiago briefly compared
• [30:11] - Things exported, coffee, honey, cocoa, sugar cane, beautiful stones(like larimar), USA big client
• [33:50] - Relationships between Dominicans and Haitians discussed
• [37:37] - Languages of Haitians
• [39:25] - Island divided or less tensions in the generation ahead? Standard of living also discussed. Tensions highest at the border, but in general things are good.

Contact Julio Diaz:

e: [e-mail]
w: https://linktr.ee/Grupopaternina

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