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  1. La Española (en criollo haitiano, Ispayola; y en francés, Hispaniola) o Santo Domingo es una isla de América ubicada en el mar Caribe, que acoge a dos Estados soberanos: Haití (37 % de la superficie) y la República Dominicana (63 % de la superficie).

  2. Apr 25, 2024 · Christopher Columbus landed on the island in 1492 and named it La Isla Española (Hispaniola in its Anglicized form). During Spanish colonial times, the island’s position on the northern flank of the Caribbean Sea provided an excellent location for control of Spanish expansion to Cuba , Mexico , Panama , and South America .

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