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On this day, December 5, 1492: arrival of the Spaniards to our island
The December 5, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived on his first trip to the island of Quisqueya, a name that the Taino Indians gave the island named by Columbus as the Spanish, which today serves as a seat for the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Large gold deposits led to the establishment of settlements, the first of which was founded in 1493 in La Isabela.The Tainos were put into slavery and over the next 25 years almost to its total disappearance.Bartholomew, the brother of Columbus, was named governor of Spanish and in 1496 founded the city of Santo Domingo.Santo Domingo quickly became the most representative of the Spanish Royal Crown and subsequently in a city of great influence and power.
The Spanish island remained under Spanish control until 1697, when the western part of the island became a French possession in 1804 became the Republic of Haiti, called "Saint Domingue" by the French.With information Efem?rides.com
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On this day, December 5, 1492: arrival of the Spaniards to our island
The December 5, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived on his first trip to the island of Quisqueya, a name that the Taino Indians gave the island named by Columbus as the Spanish, which today serves as a seat for the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Large gold deposits led to the establishment of settlements, the first of which was founded in 1493 in La Isabela.The Tainos were put into slavery and over the next 25 years almost to its total disappearance.Bartholomew, the brother of Columbus, was named governor of Spanish and in 1496 founded the city of Santo Domingo.Santo Domingo quickly became the most representative of the Spanish Royal Crown and subsequently in a city of great influence and power.
The Spanish island remained under Spanish control until 1697, when the western part of the island became a French possession in 1804 became the Republic of Haiti, called "Saint Domingue" by the French.With information Efem?rides.com
http://www.cdn.com.do/noticias/2015...1492-llegada-de-los-espanoles-a-nuestra-isla/