Dominican Republic. -Christopher Columbus reached the island of Hispaniola on his first voyage, in December 1492 -On Columbus second voyage in 1493 the.

Dominican Republic

-Christopher Columbus reached the island of Hispaniola on his first

voyage, in December 1492

-On Columbus second voyage in 1493 the colony and Santo

Domingo became the new capital

CapitalSanto Domingo

The oldest city in latin america

Santo DomingoSantiago

La RomanaSan Pedro de Macoris

San Francisco de MacorisSan CristobalPuerto Plata

Major Cities

Columbus Statue

First Cathedral in America

Population10,088,598 (July 2011 est.)

Ethnic groupsmixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%

ReligionsRoman Catholic 95%, other 5%

LanguagesSpanish (official)

Musica

MerengueThe music is often performed by three-person, roaming bands called perico ripiao using three instruments

el melodeon La guira

La tambora

Popular Artist

Juan Luis Guerra

Romero Santos

Alfonso Soriano (Baseball Player)

Juan Luis Guerrahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QsNFq4zAYsU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV8ofbtxIL8

Merengue songs

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