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First controlled by the Romans in the first century.
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Later in the 14th century it was controlled by Dukes of Burgundy.
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In 1492 Christopher Columbus found the island and gave it it's name (Little Spain) and claimed it for Spain
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In 1579 The Netherlands gained their independence from Spain.
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Later The Netherlands was controlled by Habsburg Empire in the 16th century.
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Spain ceded Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) to France in 1795. Yet 5 years later Spain regained control.
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The Dominican Republic gained its independence from Spain in 1821.
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Congress Of Vienna which was occupied with redrawing Eurpoes boundaries and restoring the concervative political order after the fall of Napolean. There was later a reunion for the South North Netherlands. Not good eneded in a revolt in 1831.
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North Netherlands (present day Netherlands) and South Netherlands (present day Belgium) reunited but later realized they faced to many social and economic differences and seperated in 1839.
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A new Dutch constitution was promulgated in 1848, establishing the roots of a democratic system and ending the arbtrary rule of the monarch.
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In 1861 unrest and boundary disputes with Haiti forced the Dominican Republic to become province of Spain.
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After Spain withdrew from the region in 1865. The new nation faced major economic problems.
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After World War 1 The Netherlands economy had been damaged, but when The Great Depression came around it got worde for the economy of The Netherlands
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In 1930 The Deminican Republic faced one of the worlds most violent dictatorships, Rafael Trujillo.
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In 1948 The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg all formed a union in which they worked together.
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In 1948, Dominican Republic joined OAS (Organization of American States)
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The Dominican Constitution promulgated on November 28, 1966, provides for a civil, democratic, and representative form of government.
