History of the Dominican Republic History of the Dominican Republic The recorded history of the Dominican Republic began when the Genoa-born navigator Christopher Columbus, working for the Spanish Crown, happened upon a large island in the region of the western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be known as the Caribbean. It was inhabited by the Taíno, an Arawakan people, who variously called their island Ayiti, Bohio, or Quisqueya (Kiskeya). Columbus promptly claimed the island for the Spanish Crown, naming it La Isla Española ("the Spanish Island"), later Latinized to Hispaniola. What would become the Dominican Republic was the Spanish Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic The Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic (FDAA; "Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo") is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Dominican Republic. The current president is Gerardo Suero Correa. He was elected in November 2010 for the period 2010-2014. FDAA was founded on March 21, 1953 and was affiliated to the IAAF on December 18, 1953. Starting with the foundation of FDAA in 1953, there were about nine presidents. FDAA is the national member federation for Dominican Republic in the following international organisations: Moreover, it is part of the following