1. La moneda nacional de la República Dominicana es el peso dominicano.
The Dominican Republic is an island located in the Caribbean Sea of America, shares the island of La Española with Haiti. Its official currency is the Dominican peso whose symbol is the RD $, it is issued by El Banco Central de la República Dominicana. Its economy depends on exports mainly with the United States of America, its main export area is manufacturing.
2. La capital de la República Dominicana es Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo is the most populous city in the Dominican Republic and also its capital. It was founded in 1498 near the mouth of the Ozama River on the south coast of the country. Its population is 4 million people and is known as the first European settlement in America during the era of the Spanish conquest. At present, it is the most populated city in the Caribbean.
3. Algunas de las construcciones coloniales más antiguas del hemisferio están en la ciudad de Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo was founded on August 5, 1498, by Bartolomé Colon and is considered the first permanent European settlement in America. In Santo Domingo is located "Colonial City" (colonial city) an area declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco due to a large number of buildings from the colonial era that are still in the area.
The most famous buildings are "La Catedral Primada de América" (The First Cathedral of America), "La Fortaleza Ozama" (The Ozama Fortress) and "El Monasterio de San Francisco" (The Monastery of San Francisco) all considered the eldest built by Europeans in America.
4. La arquitectura de la ciudad de Santo Domingo es famosa por su belleza y el buen estado de los edificios.
Due to its colonial history, Santo Domingo has a large number of buildings from the Spanish colonial era, including the oldest European buildings on American soil. In addition, Santo Domingo was the first city in America where a royal letter of the Spanish crown was received declaring it as the headquarters of the administration of the "New World", as it was known to America.
It is for the beauty of these buildings, that are preserved in good condition, Santo Domingo is a great tourist destination, with more than 300 historical buildings.
5. Entre 1510 y 1514, el hijo de Cristóbal Colón construyó el palacio Alcázar de Colón en Santo Domingo.
Also known as El Palacio Virreinal de Don Diego Colón, it was built by the firstborn son of Christopher Columbus, Diego Colón, on lands granted by King Ferdinand the Catholic in Santo Domingo. Diego Columbus was appointed the governor of the Island of Hispaniola after the death of his father and fought against the crown for the title of Viceroy that his father owned. At present, the palace serves as a history museum.
6. El Béisbol es un deporte muy practicado en el Caribe.
Baseball is a group game that is usually played in teams of 9 players. It is one of the most practiced sports in the Caribbean where the sporting event known as "The Little World Series" or the Caribbean series takes place, in which the countries that make up the Confederation of Professional Baseball of the Caribbean participate, these are Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela. The Dominican Republic is the country that has been crowned champion of the tournament on more occasions.
7. Pedro Martínez y David Ortiz son dos beisbolistas dominicanos muy exitosos.
Pedro Martinez and David Ortiz are two baseball players from the Dominican Republic famous for playing in the big leagues in the US.
Baseball is the most played sport in the Dominican Republic and the second country with the most players in the big leagues only followed by the USA. The baseball tradition of the Dominican Republic is very old and they are the current champions of the World Baseball Classic.
8. El Merengue es una música bailable que se originó en la República Dominicana.
Merengue originated in the Dominican Republic at the end of the 19th century and was named in 2016 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of Unesco. Its popularity is due to the fact that the musical rhythm that characterizes it is very danceable, extending its popularity throughout the Americas and parts of Europe. Among the instruments that are used are the Güira, the accordion, and the Dominican Tambora.
9. Juan Luis Guerra es un cantante dominicano muy famoso.
Juan Luis Guerra is a singer and composer from the Dominican Republic famous for his music of the Merengue and Bachata genre, although he also has Latin pop songs. He was born in Santo Domingo in 1957 and has won several Latin Grammys. The lyrics of his songs are often stories of daily life and sometimes protests to the political system.
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