Historical Highlights of the Dominican Republic

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Not everyone knows the history of a new place when they visit. The Dominican Republic (DR) has some the most beautiful monuments and a very intriguing history. In 1492, Christopher Columbus actually discovered the island. He named it Hispaniola. The island was colonised 4 years later by Spaniards. Spanish is still the main spoken language on the island. In 1844, a group of people called La Trinitaria attacked a castle in Santo Domingo forcing out the military. Like the United States, the DR also has a president. His name is Danilo Medina Sanchez. He has been in office since August of 2012.  The DR actually produces some of the most popular cigars in the world. If you plan on visiting and are interested in their cigar production, you can visit one of their factories. At La Aurora Cigar Factory, you can see how cigars are made and distributed. You also learn about their history in the cigar business. The DR is also known for baseball. Specifically Major League Baseball. Santo Domingo has 2 baseball teams, Tigres del Licey and Leones de Escojido. Tigres has by far won the most championships at 22! Licey has 16 championship wins. 












Sullivan, Missy. 2021. Dominican Republic Declares Independence as a sovereign state


Van Hyning, Thomas. 1995. Puerto Rico's Winter League: A History of Major League Baseball's Launching Pad. McFarland.

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  1. Dylan D'AmatoApril 4, 2021 at 2:56 PM

    The post uses proper grammar and spelling. I feel that the post should have gone into more detail about the earlier history of the island. The post fell short of the word count minimum by a little over 100 words. The text should have been made into smaller chunks and the pictures should have been integrated into the text.
    -Dylan D'Amato

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  2. Camryn MitchellApril 7, 2021 at 7:27 PM

    I like the imagery and colors of your post, but I feel like you could have expanded on some of your details to make a longer post. There was a lot of interesting facts but all condensed into a paragraph where the ideas could've been made into three.

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