Dominican Republic: History, Society, and Economy

Jorge Blanco’s Campaign

The campaign was part of a proposed series democratizing government. It was called the National Rally.

Candidates of 1986

  • Balaguer
  • Juan Bosch
  • James Majluta

The Cause of Triumph

The economic crisis and the discrediting government of the PRD.

Balaguer’s Government Action

Jorge underwent trials more white and its officials be canos, greater political tolerance and renovating plaster d measures the armed forces.

Balaguer’ “conten”:”s economic policy:

the policy d buildings.

Inhabited the Island Before the Arrival of the Spanish

The Caribs and the Arawaks.

In how many the island was divided in the Spanish arrived

in 5 chiefdoms.

  • Marien by Guacanagariz
  • Magua by Guarione
  • Maguana by Canoabo
  • Jaragua by boechio
  • Higuey by Cayacoa

In 1605-1606

we saw the devastation d Osodi dividing the island in 2 colonies.

The Treaty of Ryswick

signed in 1697 and consisted in forcing France to Spain to get the accidental d the island.

The Basel Treaty

signed in 1795 and consisted of Spain ceded the island completely to France.

That starts the 24 d Julia D 1844

the process d internal space division.

During the Trujillo d were created

13 provinces. and passing through 25 provinces.

Region

administrative spatial units are composed of several provinces.

Provinces

they are higher territorial units in the political and covers several municipalities.

Municipalities

are second in geralquia territorial and have several rural sections, and some have 1 or more municipal districts.

Boroughs

These are territorial units belonging to the municipalities and have various rural sections.

Rural Sections

small territorial markings are d belongs to municipalities and municipal districts.

Parajes

small spaces are inhabited or not belonging several rural sections.

Neighborhood

are the smallest units that make up urban areas.

The Dominican People

are to ways: through the mixture d Taino, Spanish, African.

Migration

the displacement d is living through space.

Types of Migration

  • Intercontinental: when the displacement is d one continent to another.
  • Intracontinental: displacement occurs within the same continent.
  • Intra Rural: displacement d is overpopulated areas are directed to another relatively unpopulated area.
  • Urban Rural: moving from rural to the city.

Urbanization

a process in which an increasing population d d a territory is concentrated in urban areas.

Density

indicates how people are distributed in space.

Agriculture

economic activity is more important in the history of mankind and d is the basis alimentitaria d world population.

Husbandry

d is a major activity in rural areas is d breeding animals to use their milk or their meat to market.

Types of Livestock

  • Extensive
  • Intensive

Water Resources

d are the reservoirs and groundwater surface water that has our territory.

The Industry

the product d technical processes that can transform d extracted products of nature or semi processed in other ways that can meet the needs d the population.

The Industry Began to Develop

in the seventeenth century.

Types of Industries

  • Workshop
  • Domestica
  • Modern

The Predominant Industry

is now modern industry.

Heavy Industry

is when cousins trnsforma the materials and semi processed products that will be used in other industries.