What does Dominican Republic mean?

Answer 1

The Dominican Republic get it name from the Dominican fathers who during the colonial time watch over the native(taino) from spanish maltreatment. also the name Dominica mean lord, this is the best i could answer. Rebuplica Dominicana (Dominican Republic) really means republic of the lord

Answer 2

The island of Hispaniola was the first New World colony settled by Spain. After various attempts to plant colonies along the northern coast of the island, Spain's first permanent colony, Santo Domingo, was founded and named after the patron saint Dominic.

On February 27, 1844, after various Spanish, French and Haitian rules, revolutionaries or los Trinitarios, Members of a secret society (La Trinitaria) which sought the complete independence of Santo Domingo without foreign intervention, declared independence from Haiti thus founding "La Republica Dominicana" (The Dominican Republic).

The residents of Eastern Hispaniola, throughout most their history, were called "Dominicanos" (Dominicans), which is the adjective form of "Domingo" (taken the name of the original colony "Santo Domingo"), causing the revolutionaries to name their newly independent country "La República Dominicana".

Answer 3

Bartholomew Columbus founded the spanish settlement and named it La Isabela (August 5, 1496), after the Queen of Spain Isabella I. It was later renamed "Santo Domingo de Guzman", in honor of Domingo de Guzmán Garcés (1170 -- August 6, 1221) often called Saint Dominic who was the founder of the Friar Preachers, popularly called Dominican Order.

Thus after proclamation of independence on February 27, 1844 Juan Pablo Duarte appointed the new nation as "Dominican Republic" in honor of Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans.

Answer 4

It is the Dpanish translation of Dominicican Republic. Correct spelling is Dominican Republic