https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp en-us 2023-09-19 15:08:27 UTC 2023-09-29 00:48:23 UTC hello@padlet.com blancomaangela https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp/wish/2711056681 The Dominican Republic is located in the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. It is the second-largest island in the Greater Antilles and belongs to Central America and the Caribbean. It shares the island with Haiti to the west, where the territory of the Dominican Republic occupies two-thirds of the total land area, with a total area of 48,730 square kilometers, of which 48,380 square kilometers are land, and 350 square kilometers are water ]]> 2023-09-19 15:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp/wish/2711056681 blancomaangela https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp/wish/2711065134 derived from the island of Hispaniola, which was colonized by the Spanish. The eastern part of the island, which is now the Dominican Republic, was originally called "Santo Domingo" in honor of San Domingo de Guzmán. After its independence from Spain in 1844, it adopted the name "Dominican Republic" to honor Christopher Columbus and his brother Bartholomew Columbus ]]> 2023-09-19 15:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp/wish/2711065134 blancomaangela https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp/wish/2711110393 The flag of the Dominican Republic represents the struggle for independence and freedom of the country. The color red symbolizes the blood shed by the patriots, blue represents liberty, and white represents peace.]]> 2023-09-19 15:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp/wish/2711110393 blancomaangela https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp/wish/2711134788 1. Dominicans of African descent 

2. Dominicans of European ancestry 

3. Dominicans of indigenous ancestry 

4. Dominicans of mestizo ancestry 

5. Dominicans of Asian and Middle Eastern ancestry ]]> 2023-09-19 16:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp/wish/2711134788 blancomaangela https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp/wish/2711140055 The main language is Spanish. Other languages spoken in the Dominican Republic include Haitian Creole French, English, Dominican Sign Language, Catalan-Valencian-Balearic, Japanese, Arabic, Caribbean English Creole, and Chinese]]> 2023-09-19 16:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/blancomaangela/4hzm99ekh5jweghp/wish/2711140055