#dominican history

[havatabanca]

Jose Joaquin Puello, Dominican War of Independence.

[pitch-and-moan]

Mr. Smith Goes to the Dominican Republic

A remake of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, in which an idealistic young US Senator makes a trip to post-occupation Dominican Republic. It's not nearly as funny as the original film.

[lightdancer1]

Rafael Trujillo was one of the most infamous Cold War military dictators:

Military dictatorships were also not limited to post-independence Cold War Africa as far as Black history goes, the Dominican Republic had one under Rafael Trujillo. By comparison the equally infamous Duvalier family regime in Haiti was technically civilian rule with a quasi-theocratic edge to it, where Trujillo was very much the standard American caudillo propelled to power by bayonets, offering much in the way of monuments to vanity.

There was next to nothing else he offered the people of the Dominican Republic and that growing unpopularity would contribute to his assassination.

[deadly-fruit-punch]

got called a fag at the site of the "first new world's controversy" while I was furiously making out with a guy and grabbing his balls. How poetic is that? 😍

[sexypinkon]

Sexypink - In bereavement.

[makingqueerhistory]

Do you know if pride flags are universal? Just wondering if any other countries use flags that have been created there. I'm guessing not because I think maybe we'd see them on Tumblr, but I also realize that lack of evidence on Tumblr doesn't make that a certainty☺️ anyway, I thought this blog would be a good place to ask. Also, I guess where were all the current standards designed?

Depending on what one thinks of in regard to pride flags (the progress flag, the rainbow flag, the asexual flag, etc.) they are fairly universally used. There is photographic evidence of them being used globally to represent queerness around the world!

That being said, there are customizations galore, both to represent individuality and intersectionality. This can mean similar colours but different configurations, additional elements added to flags, or multiple flags melded.

Flags in general usually start with an individual design from an individual person, such as the rainbow flag by Gilbert Baker. But localizing the rainbow design to represent a more specific intersection of identities is relatively common!

While researching, I found this great resource for localized versions of the rainbow flag and their individual uses and meanings: https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/qq-rb_v.html

Here are some that I enjoyed learning about!

Dominican Republic gay pride

Hong Kong LGBT Flag

Lebanese gay flag (Lebanon)

LGBT Flag (South Korea)

I want to thank you for asking this because researching it was an enlightening experience for me! I enjoyed learning about it and am excited to share this information!

[historysisco]

On This Day in History July 22, 1932: The man who would be known as an icon of the International fashion world Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (July 22, 1932 – October 20, 2014) aka Óscar De La Renta was born in the then city of Cuidad Trujillo (currently Santo Domingo,) Dominican Republic.

De La Renta is a two time winner of the Coty Award in 1967 and 1968. He also served as the President of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) from 1973 to 1976, and from 1986 to 1988. De la Renta would earn numerous other awards and accolades during his 82 years of life.

#ÓscarDeLaRenta #ÓscarArístidesRentaFiallo #FashionHistory #DominicanHistory #History #Historia #Histoire #Geschichte #HistorySisco

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[theofficialastronomy101]

Scientists discovered a small 30 million-year-old praying mantis frozen within a pristine clear piece of amber from the Dominican Republic. It was discovered to have been from the Oligocene period, placing it anywhere from about 23 million to 33.9 million years old. Credit: Amazing Astronomy

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 40: Medievalish and Earlier 7

These Questions are the result of suggestions from the previous iteration.

This category may include suggestions made too late to fall into the correct earlier time grouping, hence the occasional random item waaay out of it's time period.

In some cases a culture lasted a really long time and I grouped them by whether it was likely the later or earlier grouping made the most sense with the information I had. (Invention ofs tend to fall in an earlier grouping if it's still open. Ones that imply height of or just before something tend to get grouped later, but not always. Sometimes I'll split two different things from the same culture into different polls because they involve separate research goals or the like).

Please add new suggestions below if you have them for future consideration. All cultures and time periods welcome.

[nickysfacts]

Anaconda remained a advocate for peace to the very bitter end.

🏵️

[meerawrites]

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2024. 🇩🇴

[welcometogrouchland]

ALSO after careful consideration (some light googling) I've come up with middle names for the hexsquad

Luz's middle name is Manuela. It's a feminine form of Manuel which I figured could very well be her dad's full name. Luz's connection and similarities to her dad are very important to her and to the story overall, so an homage to him feels sweet and fitting!

I was torn between Amity's middle name being either Regan or Cordelia. Regan because I thought "little ruler" sounded EXACTLY like something odalia would've chosen for one of her kids, but I think overall I prefer the verbal flow and meaning of Cordelia (which means "heart" btw). I just think it'd be nice if Amity had this imposing last name with a threatening legacy and then a first and middle name that represent the things actually important to her

Back when the toh "next time on..."/"pilot" was released and we all found out that Willows pilot name was Paulina/Polleena (I prefer the latter spelling since it's plant themed! Pollen and whatnot), I saw some people suggest Polleena as her middle name, and the hcs just stuck ever since! It fits since (going off the spelling I decided) pollen helps things to grow, and Willow not only has a very fleshed out arc, she's also the catalyst/important to many others! Also again, it just rolls off the tongue well. Can very clearly picture Harvey or Gilbert saying "Willow Polleena Park >:(" in their Dad Voice.

Since Gus' full name is Augustus, I immediately thought of the Roman emperor and started looking at other Roman names for him, before settling on Antony. The most obvious reason for this is alliteration and the fact it sounds really nice to say "Augustus Antony Porter". His first name means "venerable" or "sacred", and Antony means "priceless". Hence, I think it'd be cute if (consciously or unconsciously) when Perry named him he was just hammering home how much he fucking loves his boy. Alternate ideas with the same scheme though is Julian (comes from Julia which means "youthful", Gus' age is relevant to his character in many ways.)

Hunter...doesn't even have a confirmed last name. In demon realm paperwork? It's probably Deamonne. But as much as I love dadrius, I am also a fan of the "it takes a village" approach and you can pry Hunter Noceda from my cold, dead hands. So no matter who he lives full time with, I hc hunter sees a lot of different people as "family". He'd be excited about it! He went from no parents to, like, 4! That's counting Darius, Camila, Eda and Raine (though tbh I hc the latter as more "cool aunt and her cool partner" in hunters eyes but Dells like a cool grampa to him. He's not gonna turndown the clawthorne name!) All this to say, I think Hunter is an elusive tripple-barreler for last names. So I hc he takes part of his alias from ASIAS and uses that to complete his silly, dramatic name, officially crowning himself "Hunter Jasper Bloodwilliams Noceda-Clawthorne-Deamonne". What a guy. I love him

In conclusion I love giving characters middle names so FUCKING much. Get birth certificate-ed idiot!!!

[lightdancer1]

Equally the US occupied the Dominican Republic:

The occupation of the Dominican Republic was shorter by a decade and justified in a very classically European line, namely that the Dominican Republic had accumulated a massive amount of debt and rather than defaulting on it, the US occupied it in a kind of geopolitical debtors' prison to ensure it paid to the last cent. The result was further amphibious experience for the Marine Corps, relatively little fighting, and the US withdrew with as little done after the occupation as was done before it.....and mainly providing the experience in the National Guard that would springboard the future dictator Trujillo into power.

[deadly-fruit-punch]

went to the oldest tavern in "the new world" today (excuse the brightness lmao)

they even had the remastered layout for Santo Domingo as of 1785 and everything.

I hate to love it but this little fucker town was the starting point of european colonial rule in the americas. (after the og town of La Isabela had tremendously flopped by 1496 ofc)

[little-desi-historian]

We Fought Back, Podcast: Episode 1: Santo Domingo 1521 slave revolt

[sanyu-thewitch05]

I feel so sorry for the Afro-Dominicans because when I tell you some non-black Latinos and Dominicans fight to say Afro-Dominicans don’t exist.