sorry to burst your bubble, Neon Genesis, but trains do not make a country modern. what good is it when you have transportation modalities for a population which is internationally uncompetitive, because the government neglects more urgent needs, such as energy delivery and education? do you believe that we can say that we can produce consumer goods and services at acceptable standards of quality and pricing because we have an underground locomotive? nothing is going to be the same when this recession is over. the world is going through a paradigm shift, which some scholars call the 'Great Disruption'. Two years down the road, only the very best are going to be able to compete and survive. trains will not be the answer; preparation , on the other hand, will.

Hey DT freaks... Who was Pena Battle or Manuel Arturo Pena Battle... I cant find anything on him but he clearly is important since one of the Metro station is named after him...

Pena Batlle is a hero of yours without you evening knowing it. He was an idealogue who pretty much worshipped all that was Spanish in Dominican culture and villified all that was not. He was extremely instrumental, along with Balaguer, in forming that particlar brand of hispanidad, with its anti-haitian elements, that both men dubbed "Dominicanidad". He held several posts under trujillo and died in the latter part of his regime.

Franco you probably were spelling his name wrong. That's why you're having a difficult time finding stuff on him:

http://www.redpodercomunitario.org/Calles/PenaBatlleCalle.htm

On this one go to page 24:
http://books.google.com/books?id=A4Y38IKZx-YC&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=pena+batlle&source=bl&ots=VHPAjgJNjV&sig=CUasCrgP0A7JHCgEwXl8sqMP634&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result

As Ciby already told, he would be one of your idols if you have had the luck of reading even one of his books. Speaking of which, I'd recommend you to read from him: "Historia de la cuestión fronteriza domínico-haitiana.", "El tratado de Basilea y la desnacionalización del Santo Domingo español.", "La Isla de la Tortuga" and "Las devastaciones de 1606 y 1608". Believe me, they'd give a lot of ammo to your already impressive arsenal.

Thanks but i still haven't finish reading Juan Bosch De Cristobal Colon a Fidel Castro and after that i have Memorias de Concho Primo by Soto Jimenez.... which am trying to read during the winter break!

Cibao.. Am still reading about the 16th century and haven't gotten to that point yet. Thanks for the info!

CarlosFranco, Said
Hey DT freaks... Who was Pena Battle or Manuel Arturo Pena Battle... I cant find anything on him but he clearly is important since one of the Metro station is named after him...



Manuel Arturo Peña Batlle


Cibaeño75, Said
Pena Batlle is a hero of yours without you evening knowing it. He was an idealogue who pretty much worshipped all that was Spanish in Dominican culture and villified all that was not. He was extremely instrumental, along with Balaguer, in forming that particlar brand of hispanidad, with its anti-haitian elements, that both men dubbed "Dominicanidad". He held several posts under trujillo and died in the latter part of his regime.

LightOfTruth, Said What's wrong with being patriotic, what's wrong with being descendants of spanish people. What's wrong with being proud of our hispanic heritage. "Anti-Haitian" sentiment is not the creation of Balaguer or Trujillo, tell that to the people that were victims of the various haitian incursions of the past. Balaguer and Trujillo were nationalist's their's nothing wrong with that. "NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT CARLOS FRANCO, NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE!" Apparently some people will sell there souls to the devil!!!!! Link below..... http://www.cielonaranja.com/penabatlle-exaltacion.htm