{"id":244252,"date":"2025-11-19T08:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=244252"},"modified":"2025-11-19T08:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:39:13","slug":"the-12th-dominican-history-book-fair-at-the-national-archives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/11\/19\/the-12th-dominican-history-book-fair-at-the-national-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"The 12th Dominican History Book Fair at the National Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The General Archives of the Nation (AGN), responsible for safeguarding millions of folios, images, and documents that form a principal part of the nation’s historical memory, is hosting the 12th Edition of the Dominican History Book Fair at the National Archives Building at #2 General Modesto D\u00edaz Street in the Zona Universitaria, a short distance east of the Abraham Lincoln Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fair, which runs from 17 to 21 November 2025 was opened by the Minister of Culture, Roberto \u00c1ngel Salcedo. This year it is dedicated to Dominican folklorist Dagoberto Tejeda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fair features conferences, book presentations, talks, exhibitions, workshops and cultural activities and is open to the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key highlights from the director
Roberto Cass\u00e1, director of the AGN, shared details of the event and the institution’s work during a luncheon with El Caribe and CDN. He highlighted the extensive program, diverse literary offerings, and the importance of culture as a service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fair features approximately 32 publishing houses and an intense schedule of educational and cultural activities. The books presented include essays, historical novels, and other genres related to history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cass\u00e1 stated the fair is open to anyone who wishes to present a book on historical themes.
He stresses that culture is not a mere economic activity, but rather a service to the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AGN receives about 35 in-person visits daily from people seeking historical information, many of them young, in addition to web traffic that connects the institution with the diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concern over historical ignorance
In an interview with Hoy, the director of the AGN, Roberto Cassa expressed his concern that there is a general lack of historical knowledge among the younger generations. He described this as a “very delicate, very serious, I would say strategic problem for the destiny of the national community.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He warned: “If a people do not know their past, their history, they do not understand their present and can hardly forge ideas about the future.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He expressed frustration over the “rupture between education and normal life,” lamenting that a young person might not know who Francisco Caama\u00f1o is, to name a contemporary historic game changer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archival achievements and expansion
Professor Cass\u00e1 commended the ongoing online uploading of historic works. The AGN is notable for the quantity of online documents it holds in its repositories, boasting a Dominican Digital Library of over 15,000 books online, in addition to about 150,000 physical books in the institutional library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, to decentralize access to the files, the AGN is establishing regional archives. An existing one is in San Juan de la Maguana, and a Cibao archive (including Santiago) is expected to open early next year. Two more are planned for La Romana and San Francisco de Macor\u00eds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cass\u00e1 noted that while they once needed foreign specialists, most of the staff is now made up by specialized Dominicans, and efforts are underway for a university to offer a Bachelor’s degree in Archival Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more in Spanish:
El Caribe <\/a>
AGN <\/a>
Program details <\/a>
AGN program details <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19 November 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The General Archives of the Nation (AGN), responsible for safeguarding millions of folios, images, and documents that form a principal part of the nation’s historical memory, is hosting the 12th Edition of the Dominican History Book Fair at the National Archives Building at #2 General Modesto D\u00edaz Street in the Zona Universitaria, a short distance … <\/p>\n

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