USED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS A TAXI TO TRASPORT PEOPLE FROM cITY TO CITY

Background:
Explored and claimed by Christopher COLUMBUS on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844. In 1861, the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire, but two years later they launched a war that restored independence in 1865. A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative, rule for much of its subsequent history was brought to an end in 1966 when Joaquin BALAGUER became president. He maintained a tight grip on power for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in which opposition candidates have won the presidency. Former President (1996-2000) Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna won election to a second term in 2004 following a constitutional amendment allowing presidents to serve more than one term.

abert pujols and miguel tejada are well known stars in the dominican republic, because they were born in D.R.... They always represented the dominican republic..

david ortiz is another star from the dominican republic

manny ramires , and alex rodrigues are very famous baseball players that represent the dominican republic.

sammy sosa is a famous dominican baseball player

Dominican Republic number# 1 sport is Baseball

My home town in the Dominican Republic.I lived in a small city called Bonao.
Bonao is a very popular place in D.R ......