A history lesson for Dominicans, and why we suffer from an identity crisis...
"The impact of the French and the Haitian revolutions in Santo
Domingo was enormous. The population of the Spanish (Whites) part, which
had reached about 125.000 inhabitants by 1789, was reduced to less
than 70.000 in 1809. In those twenty years, Santo Domingo not only lost
its sense of national direction after being ceded to France in 1795, but
also lost almost entirely its educated elite and the colonial entrepreneurs (Whites)
who had been responsible for its economic revival during the second
half of the 18th century. The blow struck by the wars and invasions
upon the eastern part of Española was such that it would take to its
economy more than seventy years to recuperate.
Socially, the loss would be irreparable. The most enterprising
towns of the interior had been burned to ashes, and had lost most
of their population (White genocide). All the clergy left the island (Whites), with the exception
of a dozen priests. (Whites) The university was closed for several years, and
all convents remained closed for more than a century and lost their
lands and properties forever. The few schools that existed lost all
their teachers. (Whites)
Exports were reduced to negligible quantities. Poverty
became universal again, and a deep pessimism fell upon the spirits of
an incipient national community composed mainly of colored people (Doesn't say black)
who perceived themselves as white, hispanic, and catholic, and who
did not want to be abandoned by Spain...."
So when someone tells you, Dominicans are "black", explain to them respectfully..its because Spain abandoned us, and centuries of (white genocide), rape and Haitian invasions, lead to our skin getting gradually darker, and what we know today as "Dominicans". Who are essentially...the "mixed" abandoned sons and daughters of Spain, most of us were never African slaves.
https://www.degruyter.com/downloadp...XqLVW-npuq7K2w7oSUJ4qlJFIBBXMv5MAIQQQtpuheF3o
"The impact of the French and the Haitian revolutions in Santo
Domingo was enormous. The population of the Spanish (Whites) part, which
had reached about 125.000 inhabitants by 1789, was reduced to less
than 70.000 in 1809. In those twenty years, Santo Domingo not only lost
its sense of national direction after being ceded to France in 1795, but
also lost almost entirely its educated elite and the colonial entrepreneurs (Whites)
who had been responsible for its economic revival during the second
half of the 18th century. The blow struck by the wars and invasions
upon the eastern part of Española was such that it would take to its
economy more than seventy years to recuperate.
Socially, the loss would be irreparable. The most enterprising
towns of the interior had been burned to ashes, and had lost most
of their population (White genocide). All the clergy left the island (Whites), with the exception
of a dozen priests. (Whites) The university was closed for several years, and
all convents remained closed for more than a century and lost their
lands and properties forever. The few schools that existed lost all
their teachers. (Whites)
Exports were reduced to negligible quantities. Poverty
became universal again, and a deep pessimism fell upon the spirits of
an incipient national community composed mainly of colored people (Doesn't say black)
who perceived themselves as white, hispanic, and catholic, and who
did not want to be abandoned by Spain...."
So when someone tells you, Dominicans are "black", explain to them respectfully..its because Spain abandoned us, and centuries of (white genocide), rape and Haitian invasions, lead to our skin getting gradually darker, and what we know today as "Dominicans". Who are essentially...the "mixed" abandoned sons and daughters of Spain, most of us were never African slaves.
https://www.degruyter.com/downloadp...XqLVW-npuq7K2w7oSUJ4qlJFIBBXMv5MAIQQQtpuheF3o
