Brief Political History of the Dominican Republic

This video explores the basics of Dominican history and politics to explain why the Dominican Republic, followed an authoritarian path well into the 20th century. In particular, it explores why it gained independence three times, how it ended up with one of the worst dictators in the world Rafael Trujillo and why it has been so difficult to consolidate a democracy that looks out for all Dominicans. It begins with Columbus, goes through Juan Pablo Duarte, Lilis, Trujillo Balaguer and ends with the presidency of Luis Abinader.
Bobea, Lilian. 2017. Democracy Still a Work in Progress. In Harvey Kline and Christine Wade Eds. "Latin American Politics and Development." 9th Edition.

[@StMaximilianFanboy]

Im a Dominican who migrated to the United States over a decade ago, you explained everything so well and presented accurate information. Viva RD 🇩🇴🇩🇴

I appreciate your comment very much.

[@anthonymazzochette6927]

I'm half Dominican on my mom's side. It was really refreshing to get a better grasp of that half of my heritage.

[@maliyahisrael1077]

There is no suck thing half. What ever your father is that what you are

[@anthonymazzochette6927]

@@maliyahisrael1077 interesting. well science, common sense, and judaism beg to differ

[@Thatthing1234]

@@maliyahisrael1077 facts you're Dominican too bro 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@andrejs4984]

@@anthonymazzochette6927 you have a dominican heritage, if you see yourself as dominican and embrace the culture within reason, who else can tell you who you are and who you are not? I think it is stupid when boricuas or Dominicans from the islands deny this identity to ppl in the states; a country where i am from used to have migration to north america in the early 20th century, if any of the americans or canadians claimed our heritage, and would like to be somehow connected to our land, i would not care if they are just 1/16, never knew anything about the culture or language, i’d still happily see them as slovaks. So thinking a 1/2 isnt dominican is just ridiculous

[@adiedo]

We all say half bc we acknowledge both parents. Mom is PR, dad is DR. So for me I'm half each. I knew both sets of grandparents and identify with both. We all know our heritage goes further than the immediate. My mom's branches go to the Canaries and Curacao. My dad French/Corsica. There must be more but I go with the most recent until I get more info.

[@Aneru1]

My grandfather used to tell me stories of his life under Trujillo, he spoke of public killings being a regular occurrence , beatings by police because people didn’t have their papers (id). One of the most prominent stories he told was how scared everyone was of Trujillo and that he would essentially kidnap any women/girl he liked so families would hide their daughters if they knew he was coming to their town. He always reminisced the day he was killed as one of the happiest days of the island only to be short lived and back under another facist. I Miss that old man like crazy , grateful for the life I have in the US thanks to him.

[@monso7871]

Trujillo wasnt a facist.

[@xxKissThisXx1016]

@@monso7871yes he was

[@monso7871]

@@xxKissThisXx1016 complete nonsense the man probably didn’t even know what that word meant. Trujillo was a authoritarian who ran the country like business to enrich himself.

[@monso7871]

@@xxKissThisXx1016 no he wasn't, the man most likely didn't even know what fascism was.

[@xxKissThisXx1016]

@@monso7871 no he was Provide a source to prove me wrong

[@Elso310]

Thank you! As a fellow Dominican, that migrated at the age of 8 to the USA, I appreciate your content .

[@Brandonthrives]

Bro this is the best video I've seen regarding the political history and current times of the Dominican Republic.Thanks for this!

that's great. Thanks for watching!

[@Dominicandude34]

Very well explained! Keep up the good work!

[@Pirate_King_Millz]

Good video

[@drhemkc]

Nice one👌

[@djstackademikz]

I’m haitian frm ny I always wondered bout dr history this video is 🔥🔥 I wonder why Haiti tried to occupy dr after Spain left? Is cause of the debt they owed france or ?

[@ZonaCero-lo4il]

Porque querían poseer la isla completa, quizás la avaricia y maldad. Pero ya ves como les fue.

[@musskeeterbump]

i was reading about the history of my parents home country 🤣 them Dominicans ain't no joke 💪🏋️‍♂️ they definitely earned their stripes

[@SHAUL-YIRAH-MAAMIN.]

Graceful explanation of a multi-layered subject full secret society lore, intrigue and mystery.......well done, .

Thank you for the kind words and for watching.

[@aquaruis99]

Why does no one mention "the moca beheading or el deguello de moca" ?

[@m.worthy]

*Why does no one mention Anacaona?* "...Governor Ovando arrived in Xaragua with 300 Spanish soldiers led by Diego Velasquez, a friend of Hernan Cortes. At first taking part in the normal pleasantries and festivities, the Spanish turned on the Taino mid-way through. _Forced at sword-point into a thatch structure, 84 Taino nobles were burned alive_ without provocation. According to Las Casas, the remainder were _run through with swords and hunted down on horseback_ , leaving only Anacaona to face her execution in Santo Domingo... Transported to Santo Domingo, Anacaona was hanged from a gibbet in the plaza. She was 39 years old at the time of her death and survived by one child, Higuemota, whose fate remains unknown. Within a decade of their arrival, the _Spanish_ decimated the Taino population. Anacaona was just one of many Taino caciques on Hispaniola at the time of Columbus’ arrival and certainly not the only one to die at their hands..."

[@QuackCarlos]

That beat on the background tho got me hella sabroso

[@jennifferpaulino9679]

👏👏👏

[@xxKissThisXx1016]

Op could’ve done a better job explaining what and why Haiti was doing what they were doing It could dispel some of the anti Haitian misinformation tht centers the conversation around said occupation which was birthed out of the trujillo era

[@barbobrien9318]

No captions???

[@kludgedude]

Tropico!

[@user-qv3zn8bo7b]

Seems like abinader is doing a good job. Right behind bukele

[@kynismos]

Turjillo did not establish a "totalitarian" dictatorship. Just an authoritarian dictatorship, quite common in this part of the world.

I think one can argue in good-faith about how totalitarian or not Trujillo was. But I would not place Trujillo as a run-of-the-mill Latin American dictatorship. His use of a single party, labor unions and control of personalistic propaganda (Dios y Trujillo) place him in a different camp, I would say.

[@xxKissThisXx1016]

Id this from wiki wand

[@enocmusic486]

it was a costly mistake to give up the western part of the island....Now we arepaying that mistake

[@jzero1579]

What do you mean by that?

[@FranceFreeL]

Haiti?

Here you are: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV7Sl5emedaCkJo

[@Messiah-vi9mk]

Santana is Haitian 😮

[@fabricioamaya7233]

VIVA NICRAGUA

[@neliathen638]

Maria Trinidad Sanchez is a father founder not a woman but a man. Ramon Matias Mella is the other of three with Juan Pablo Duarte, son of a criolla and a Spaniard.

where are you getting that Maria Trinidad was not a woman? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/María_Trinidad_Sánchez

[@kingmoisepicardthefirst5182]

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[@iPissOnTalmud]

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[@Axel12159]

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[@user-qv3zn8bo7b]

Perejil

[@SixHundredandThirteen]

Divide and conquer the whit man says

[@IvanPlayStation4LiFe]

DR has many white citizens

[@kingmoisepicardthefirst5182]

@@IvanPlayStation4LiFe ... Dominicans are obviously definitely not White nor will ever become White.

[@letthisworldburn8369]

@@kingmoisepicardthefirst5182 Dominicans are mixed race

[@tampastorm]

@@kingmoisepicardthefirst5182 many Dominicans identify as white, although your average North American white person would not describe them as such

[@kristofferroberts162]

@@tampastorm then they should take a trip to the northern part of the island the cibao region they’re are plenty of white Dominicans who could pass for white Americans or Europeans

[@moisepicard5232]

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[@familyandfriends3519]

What's point in that

[@Messiah-vi9mk]

B.S!!! The whole island was liberated by Haitians in 1804. DR has no land!

[@cordellgue518]

Anti hatianism corrupts the nation.

[@tonywhite383]

You claim to be an historian but you don't know the difference between English and British.

I'm well aware of the difference. But the term is commonly used as a synonym, especially for this period. www.thesaurus.com/browse/britain Meanwhile, English is a common synonym for British because England so dominated Great Britain and later the United Kingdom, that there's no need to specify which part of the UK we're talking about, especially in the context of this video.

[@tonywhite383]

This is just wrong. The terms are not and never have been synonymous, and misuse, no matter how commonly it occurs, does not make them so. For that matter, the terms Commonwealth of Nations, Perfidious Albion and the Commonwealth are not synonyms either. Moreover, that England has always been the dominant partner is immaterial; at the period in history you are discussing the political entity would have been the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, parts do not even come into it.

@@tonywhite383 why is it that people love to fight with dictionaries and the thesaurus?

[@renzobonilla5467]

@ so ignorance and incorrect grammar doesn't spread and become the norm

@@renzobonilla5467 if it's in the thesaurus and dictionary, it's by definition not incorrect.

[@atismissyhollywood3261]

U lie about ur history wow