Springfield weekly Republican
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83020847/1946-08-01/ed-1/?sp=10
In contextEn contexto
Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.
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SummaryResumen
The Springfield Weekly Republican reported on the extensive modernization of the Dominican Republic under President Rafael Trujillo over a sixteen-year span achieved without foreign loans. Improvements included a twenty percent decrease in illiteracy, hundreds of newly built schools, seventy new bridges, and irrigation projects reclaiming 85,000 acres. The article noted that the rebuilt capital, renamed Ciudad Trujillo by citizens, was growing into a major Caribbean tourist destination.
El *Springfield Weekly Republican* reportó las profundas transformaciones de progreso material logradas por la República Dominicana bajo el mandato de dieciséis años del presidente Rafael Trujillo, realizadas sin necesidad de préstamos extranjeros. Los adelantos abarcaban una reducción del veinte por ciento en el analfabetismo, centenares de escuelas recién levantadas, setenta puentes nuevos e infraestructuras de regadío que recuperaron 85.000 acres de tierra. El informe agregaba que la reconstruida capital, rebautizada Ciudad Trujillo por la población, se afianzaba como un emporio turístico caribeño de primer orden.
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capital were unpaved. Agriculture and
industry were languishing under a:
moral as well as economic depres-!
sion.
Trujillo’s Accomplishments
Yet the task of modernizing the
birthplace of the New World was
accomplished in the brief span of
16 years without once resorting to
foreign loans. Illiteracy dropped 20
per cent due to the building of hun
dreds of new schools and the allot
ment of 13 per cent of the national
budget to furthering education. Beau
tifully paved roads and 70 new
bridges put formerly isolated regions
into easy communication with one
another and with the capital. Vast ir
rigation projects brought 85,000 acres
of land under cultivation. Factories
employ twice as many people and
produce throe times as many export
able items as previously. New hos
pitals. clothing manufacture, water
works, schools and public buildings
transformed an ancient city of ruins
into a modern metropolis. Little won
der that a grateful people over-rode
the protests of their president and
gave Santo Domingo the name it
bears today—Ciudad Trujillo.
Home of Columbus
The Dominican Republic occupies
the eastern three-quarters of the is
land of Santo Domingo- an area
slightly larger than Kentucky. Ciu-*
dad Trujillo, its capital, straddles the
mouth of the Ozama river and is
only four hours by air from Miami.
The city threatens to rival Rio de
Janiero, Havana and Miami as a
year-round playground for American
tourists. Among the attractions are
the delightful climate, picturesque
ruins, fishing and swimming and the
luxurious resort grounds of the Amer
How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo
Springfield weekly Republican. (1946). Springfield, Mass., 1946-08-01. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83020847/1946-08-01/ed-1/?sp=10
ReferencesReferencias
Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Springfield weekly Republican, 1946-08-01.
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