Category:Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic is a country in the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti. It was the first place in the New World settled by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the city of Santo Domingo in the southern coast. The country (the whole island of Hispaniola) was first a Spanish colony of Santo Domingo (many Spanish-speaking people, including Dominicans, still call the county by its colonial name.) It was later conquered by France. Afterwards, France takes control of the western side that is now known as Haiti. After Dominican independence, Haiti occupies the country, until there was a war and Dominican nationalists won (many streets in Dominican Republic are named after dates of battles). The country was occupied by the US twice and there was a petition to annexe it to the United States during the Banana Wars.

Note: The British tried a failed attempt to capture the island in the 1620s from the Spanish, as they successfully conquer the nearby Spanish colony of Santiago (Jamaica)