{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64037ccc0c0f770011ef6ce9/64037cd34cfcac0011e97796?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cultural History of Dominican Republic","description":"<p>Ever thought about relocating to a caribbean island?<br/>D.R. is high on the list of many.<br/>Todays episode is the second in a series I am doing with resident Dominican Julio Diaz. <br/>Todays focus will be all about the cultural background of the island.<br/><br/>Welcome, Julio Diaz<br/><br/><b>Episode highlights:</b></p><ul><li>[02:00] - Gives percentage breakdown of ancestry on the island </li><li>[05:40] - Hispaniola discussed, Haiti x D.R.</li><li>[08:35] - Split after France x Spain fought</li><li>[09:00] - Key differences between Haitians and Dominicans, food, people, music. Taíno/Indigenous background</li><li>[14:00] - Dictators in both places, but more mistakes in Haiti led to more issues.</li><li>[15:30] - Rafael Trujillo legacy discussed, assassination in 1961. Many presidents since.</li><li>[18:40] - Parsley massacre mentioned, Trujillo was the worst, </li><li>[20:05] - Wealth of Trujillo ended up in Spain, via big ship. Won’t find this history in many books. His body is actually in Spain too.</li><li>[23:40] - el monumento, in Santiago, what it signifies and when built(1953), angel of peace statue</li><li>[29:13] - Zona colonial in Santo Domingo and Santiago briefly compared</li><li>[30:11] - Things exported, coffee, honey, cocoa, sugar cane, beautiful stones(like larimar), USA big client</li><li>[33:50] - Relationships between Dominicans and Haitians discussed</li><li>[37:37] - Languages of Haitians</li><li>[39:25] - Island divided or less tensions in the generation ahead? Standard of living also discussed. Tensions highest at the border, but in general things are good.</li></ul><p>Contact Julio Diaz:<br/><br/>e: juliopaternina@gmail.com<br/>w: https://linktr.ee/Grupopaternina</p>","author_name":"Nate Ralph"}