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| Discovered during their first voyage for the New World in
1492, Christopher Columbus and his brother Bartolomeo founded the Dominican Republic four
years later. Not long after, the island became the focal point for Spanish expeditions.
After settling Cuba, Puerto Rico and Mexico, the island colony became very prosperous for
Spain. It wasn't until 1586 that the city fell to pieces when Sir Francis Drake from
England attacked the island and set fire to the capital. The Dominican Republic has just begun to take control of the island after being manipulated by Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo's oppressive dictatorship. The country has invested several million dollars to rebuild it's tourist appeal. |
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