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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Colombus
Christopher Colombus found the island and named is Little Spain. -
Aug 5, 1492
Capital
Santo Domingo was named capital. -
ATTACK!
Francis Drake attacked the city of Santo Domingo. -
Date of Independence
Dominican Republic gained their independence on this day from Haiti. -
Constitution
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Chief of State
President Danilo Medina Sanchez was elected. -
Chief of Mission
Chief of Mission, Jose Tomas PEREZ, is eleced. -
New Population
Population upgraded to 10,478,756 -
Election Day
Day that the latest election will be held. -
Vice President
Vice President, CEDENO DE FERNANDEZ is elected.