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Caribbean Dominican Republic

History[edit | edit source]

The island of Hispaniola was discovered in 1492, and became the jumping-off point for Spaniards exploring the New World. The French settled the western end of the island, and in 1697, Spain ceded that portion to France. In 1804 it became the Republic of Haiti. The Haitians conquered the whole island in 1822 and held it until 1844 when they were driven out of the eastern two-thirds of the island and the Dominican Republic was established as an independent state. In 1861 the Dominicans voluntarily returned to Spanish domination; in 1865 independence was restored. The United States established a military government in the Dominican Republic which remained in force from 1916 until 1924 when a freely elected Dominican government took office.^[1]

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References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.

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-==Brief History==
+== History==
-In the 16th century, Spanish settlers joined the native people on the island of Hispaniola. The entire island was subject to the Spanish crown until 1697, when the western half was ceded to France. France took control of the whole island briefly in 1804 but was soon driven to the eastern part of the island and finally expelled in 1809. In 1821, Haiti overthrew the Spanish government and took control of the eastern half of Hispaniola until 1844, when inhabitants of the eastern part rebelled and declared the Dominican Republic an independent state and began a revolution.
+The island of Hispaniola was discovered in 1492, and became the jumping-off point for Spaniards exploring the New World. The French settled the western end of the island, and in 1697, Spain ceded that portion to France.  In 1804 it became the Republic of Haiti. The Haitians conquered the whole island in 1822 and held it until 1844 when they were driven out of the eastern two-thirds of the island and the Dominican Republic was established as an independent state.  In 1861 the Dominicans voluntarily returned to Spanish domination; in 1865 independence was restored.  The United States established a military government in the Dominican Republic which remained in force from 1916 until 1924 when a freely elected Dominican government took office.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref>
-In 1858, the country was finally unified, but in 1861 government control was returned to Spain. Other inhabitants rebelled, and independence was won in 1865. Internal strife and civil unrest lasted until the late 1970's, when a semblance of freedom was established. The country has remained in this state until the present time.
 ==Online History==
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 *[http://www.hispaniola.com/dominican_republic/info/history.php History of the Dominican Republic]
 *[http://books.google.com/books?id=O7oCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA233#v=onepage&q&f=false "La República Dominciana en la Exposición Internacional de Bruselas," a Google eBook, published in 1897]
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Dominican Republic]] [[Category:History]]