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Foreword
Luis Abinader
President of the Dominican Republic
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Preface
Rev. Joseph F. Chorpenning
O.S.F.S., S.T.L., Ph.D., Editorial Director, Saint Joseph’s University Press
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Acknowledgments
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Preliminary Remarks
Luigi Di Maio
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy
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Carmen Heredia de Guerrero
Minister of Culture of the Dominican Republic
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Dario Franceschini
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities of Italy
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Carolina Mejía
Mayor of the National District of Santo Domingo
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Luca Sabbatucci
Director General for Global Affairs of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
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José Chez Checo
President of the Dominican Academy of History
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Antonella Cavallari
Secretary General of IILA (Italo-Latin American International Organization)
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Introduction
Andrea Canepari
Ambassador of Italy to the Dominican Republic
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Contents
THE ITALIAN LEGACY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
History, Architecture, Economics and Society