Santo Domingo Essay
INTRODUCTION
Dominican Republic - located in the region of the west indies bordered by Haiti, with the Dominican shores being washed up by the Atlantic ocean to the north and the Caribbean ocean to the south is also part of North America. The Mona Passage, a strait about 130 km wide separates the country from Puerto Rico . This country is home to nearly 10.65 million people. The Capital of this unique country (which houses about 2.25 million out of the 10.65 million) is Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo is located in the central part of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has been settled by many out of the region due to the reason that this country has prices that represent the best value in the caribbean. With many settlements from all over the world this country is extremely …show more content…
The official language of Dominican Republic is Spanish, with over 90% of this countries’ population are able to either speak or/and understand this language. In the early 20th century, Haitian Creole emerged to the dominican republic causing to be the first language of over 160,000 in the country. This language is based on French with influences from spanish and West-African languages. Although this language has not been given a official recognition, it is often considered a foreign language by many people.
HISTORY
The eastern part of the island of Hispaniola, now known as the Dominican Republic is the earliest of all European colonies in the western hemisphere. The settlement of Santo Domingo (Capital) was first established by Christopher Columbus as he had continued his exploration at the Caribbeans and after the discovery of gold in the Ozama River Valley in the south coast, he founded the city of Santo Domingo in 1496.
Dominican Republic - located in the region of the west indies bordered by Haiti, with the Dominican shores being washed up by the Atlantic ocean to the north and the Caribbean ocean to the south is also part of North America. The Mona Passage, a strait about 130 km wide separates the country from Puerto Rico . This country is home to nearly 10.65 million people. The Capital of this unique country (which houses about 2.25 million out of the 10.65 million) is Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo is located in the central part of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has been settled by many out of the region due to the reason that this country has prices that represent the best value in the caribbean. With many settlements from all over the world this country is extremely …show more content…
The official language of Dominican Republic is Spanish, with over 90% of this countries’ population are able to either speak or/and understand this language. In the early 20th century, Haitian Creole emerged to the dominican republic causing to be the first language of over 160,000 in the country. This language is based on French with influences from spanish and West-African languages. Although this language has not been given a official recognition, it is often considered a foreign language by many people.
HISTORY
The eastern part of the island of Hispaniola, now known as the Dominican Republic is the earliest of all European colonies in the western hemisphere. The settlement of Santo Domingo (Capital) was first established by Christopher Columbus as he had continued his exploration at the Caribbeans and after the discovery of gold in the Ozama River Valley in the south coast, he founded the city of Santo Domingo in 1496.