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The '''Dominican Republic''' comprises the eastern two thirds of the Caribbean island [[Hispaniola]]. Its capital is [[Santo Domingo]].
The '''Dominican Republic''' comprises the eastern two thirds of the Caribbean island [[Hispaniola]]. Its capital is [[Santo Domingo]].
Columbus' ship, the ''Santa Maria'', reached the island on Christmas Eve 1492. The settlement there was named "La Navidad". It was was given to [[Spain]] in the [[Treaty of Tordesillas|Line of Demarcation]] set up by the [[Pope]] in 1515.
Columbus' ship, the ''Santa Maria'', reached the island on Christmas Eve 1492. The settlement there was named "La Navidad".
The Dominican Republic has produced many great [[baseball]] players, including [[Albert Pujols]], [[Sammy Sosa]], [[Pedro Martinez]], [[Jose Reyes]] and [[Manny Ramirez]].
The Dominican Republic has produced many great [[baseball]] players, including [[Albert Pujols]], [[Sammy Sosa]], [[Pedro Martinez]], [[Jose Reyes]] and [[Manny Ramirez]].
==Further reading==
===Guidebooks===
* ''The Dominican Republic (A to Z)'' by Byron Augustin (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Dominican-Republic-Z-Byron-Augustin/dp/0516249517/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244057665&sr=1-7 excerpt and text search]
* ''Lonely Planet Dominican Republic'' by Gary Chandler and Liza Prado (2005) [http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Dominican-Republic-Country/dp/1740597044/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244057665&sr=1-5 excerpt and text search]
* ''Fodor's Dominican Republic,'' (2008) [http://www.amazon.com/Fodors-Dominican-Republic-Gold-Guides/dp/1400007569/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244057665&sr=1-10 excerpt and text search]
* ''Moon Dominican Republic'' (Moon Handbooks) by Ana Chavier Caamano (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Dominican-Republic-Handbooks/dp/1566916097/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244057665&sr=1-11 excerpt and text search]
===History===
* Baud, Michael. ''Peasants and Tobacco in the Dominican Republic,
1870-1930.'' (1995). 326 pp.
* Bell, Ian. ''The Dominican Republic.'' (1981). 392 pp.
* Betances, Emelio. ''State and Society in the Dominican Republic.'' (1995). 162 pp.
* Engerman, Stanley L. et al. eds. ''Between Slavery and Free Labor: The Spanish-Speaking Caribbean in the Nineteenth Century.'' (1985). 294 pp.
* Moya Pons, Frank. ''The Dominican Republic: A National History.'' (1995). 543 pp.
* Ruck, Rob. ''The Tropic of Baseball: Baseball in the Dominican
Republic.'' (1991). 205 pp.
[[Category:Caribbean Countries]]
[[Category:Caribbean Countries]]
[[Category:Dominican Republic]]
[[Category:Dominican Republic]]
[[Category:Spanish Empire]]