] Gives percentage breakdown of ancestry on the island [05:40] - Hispaniola discussed, Haiti x D.R.[08:35] - Split after France x Spain fought[09:00] - Key differences between Haitians and Dominicans, food, people, music. Taíno/Indigenous background[14:00] - Dictators in both places, but more mistakes in Haiti led to more issues.[15:30] - Rafael Trujillo legacy discussed, assassination in 1961. Many presidents since.[18:40] - Parsley massacre mentioned, Trujillo was the worst, [20:05] - Wealth of Trujillo ended up in Spain, via big ship. Won’t find this history in many books. His body is actually in Spain too.[23:40] - el monumento, in Santiago, what it signifies and when built(1953), angel of peace statue[29:13] - Zona colonial in Santo Domingo and Santiago briefly compared[30:11] - Things exported, coffee, honey, cocoa, sugar cane, beautiful stones(like larimar), USA big client[33:50] - Relationships between Dominicans and Haitians discussed[37:37] - Languages of Haitians[39:25] - Island divided or less tensions in the generation ahead? Standard of living also discussed. Tensions highest at the border, but in general things are good.Contact Julio Diaz:e: [email protected]: https://linktr.ee/Grupopaternina