answersLogoWhite

0

First People to Dominican Republic

Recent research has suggested that the area had many contacts with West African Muslims before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492. Also, the native Indians claimed black people had previously come to the island.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Who colonized dominican republic?

spain did


Why do Haiti and Dominican Republic speak 2 different languages?

Because they were each colonized by different European countries. France originally colonized Haiti, and Spain colonized the Dominican Republic.


What is the mother country of the Dominican Republic?

The Dominican Republic does not have a mother country, since it is an independent nation. However, it was originally colonized by Spain.


Why did Spain colonized dominican republic and why did the wanted to keep it?

christopher columbus


Who is the first minister of the Dominican Republic?

The Dominican Republic doesn't have a first minister.


Who was the first president of Dominican Republic?

The first president of the Dominican Republic was Predro Santana.


WHo lived on Dominican Republic before it was colonized?

Taínos inhabited what is now the Dominican Republic since the 7th century. Christopher Columbus landed on the island in 1492, and it became the site of the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, namely Santo Domingo, the country's capital and Spain's first capital in the New World.


Who first ruled dominican republic?

my grandma


Santo domingo is the capitol of what country?

Republica Domincana or in English "The Dominican Republic".


Who established the dominican republic?

The Dominican Republic attained independence in 1844.


What is the nickname for the Dominican Republic?

"Quisqueya" is a nickname for Dominican Republic.


How do you say i want to kiss you in the Dominican Republic?

First, you fly to the Dominican Republic, then you say "I want to kiss you."If you mean to ask, "How do you say 'I want to kiss you' in Spanish?", which is the predominant language in the Dominican Republic, it is "Quiero besarte."