Dominican Republic
-Christopher Columbus reached the island of Hispaniola on his first voyage, in December On Columbus second voyage in 1493 the colony and Santo Domingo became the new capital
Capital Santo Domingo The oldest city in latin america
Santo Domingo Santiago La Romana San Pedro de Macoris San Francisco de Macoris San Cristobal Puerto Plata
Major Cities
Columbus Statue
First Cathedral in America
Population 10,088,598 (July 2011 est.) Ethnic groups mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11% Religions Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% Languages Spanish (official)
Musica
Merengue The 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 Guerra Merengue songs
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