Process of definition and development of the Haitian-Dominican borderland

<p>The borderline that currently divides the island of Hispaniola has undergone a complicated process of definition. Since colonial times, central authorities have claimed the area while contradictorily ignoring the societies that developed in the region. It was not until the first decades of the twentieth century that the two countries were officially divided and a borderline was enforced. The massacre of approximately 15,000 Haitians ordered by the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1937 is the event that brought attention to the border nationalization process. In my research I argue that the conflict between the two countries had both an economic and a racial base and that the closure and definition of the border was intended to separate two societies perceived as different by the Dominican authorities, but that in reality constituted a bicultural world.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Latin American Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Latin American Studies

Year

2013

Author dc:creator

• Bonilla Elvira, Carolina

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bieber, Judy
• Hall, Linda
• Gonzalez, Moises

• Border conflict
• Haiti
• Dominican Republic
• Latin American Languages and Societies

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ltam_etds/4

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalrepository.unm.edu:ltam_etds-1003