Thread: Dominican History and heritage
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Old 09-25-2008, 05:09 PM
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Default Dominican History and heritage
Is it true Dominicans burned & destroyed their history books and tried to rewrite where they came from? I read history that after Colombus arrived searching for gold Spain killed off all the Indians in the 16th century & begin bringing slave from Africa to DR Now a majority African-Dominican in the country.
Also I read in a history book most Dominicans judge themselves by skin color, a lighter shade they like to call themselves Indian.

I just want to know if any of this is true by Dominicans abroad & Dominicans on the island.

Also are Christopher Colombus bones still on the island?
Are Dominicans living abroad & at home ashame of their heritage as Afro-Dominicans?
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