1st Period Spanish Briana Stringfield Dominican Republic

Arawak Indians are living there when Europeans 1st arrive.

The settlement of La Nueva Isabela (present day Santo Domingo) is established.

Spanish settlers flock to Hispaniola & enslave the Indians

Antonio de Montesinos (Dominican friar) preaches against forced Indian labor

Spain retains control of the land that is now the Dominican Republic

Spain grants independence to Santo Domingo

Haiti regains control of the entire island of Hispaniola

Dominican Republic officially formed

At the request of the Dominican government, Spain begins to govern the country

Ulises Heureaux rules the country as a dictator, leaving it with huge debts to foreign nations.