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On 7 June 1897, the Congress of the Dominican Republic passed an act adopting "Himno Nacional" with the original music and revised lyrics as the country's official national anthem; however, then-President Ulises Heureaux (1846–1898) vetoed the act, because the lyric's author, Prud’Homme, was an opponent of the president and his ...
Dominican Republic; Use: State and war flag, state and naval ensign: Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: 6 November 1863; 161 years ago (): Design: A white Saint George's cross with the national coat of arms in the centre that divides the flag into four rectangles, blue and red at the top and red and blue at the bottom
Below the shield, the words República Dominicana appear on a red ribbon. In the center of the shield, flanked by six spears (three on each side), the front four holding the national flag, is a Bible which is open to John: 8:31–32 with a small golden cross above it.
The Dominican Republic [a] is a North American country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.It shares a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared ...
The Flag Square, Plaza de la Bandera in Spanish, is the biggest monument dedicated to the Flag of Dominican Republic, is located in one of the busiest areas of the city of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), at the intersection of the Avenues February 27 and Gregorio Luperon. It is a patriotic monument seeks to pay tribute to one of the most ...
The president appoints an administrative governor (Gobernador Civil) for each province but not for the Distrito Nacional (Title IX of the constitution). [1] The provinces are divided into municipalities , which are the second–level political and administrative subdivisions of the country. [1] The Distrito Nacional was created in 1936. Prior ...
Português: Bandeira nacional da República Dominicana tem uma cruz branca centrada que estenda às bordas. Divide a bandeira azul, e vermelha, e inferiores são vermelhos e azul; um revestimento de braços pequeno está no centro do centro da cruz. este emblema é similar ao projeto da bandeira e mostra um bible, uma cruz do ouro e 6 bandeiras.
Archbishop Tomás de Portes, who was a friend of Trinidad Sánchez due to religious ties, accompanied her In her final moments. The desperation of Santana and his collaborators went so far that, macabrely, they chose February 27 for the execution of the condemned.