Tuvo lugar cerca de la ciudad de El Cabo, hoy Cabo Haitiano, el 21 de enero de 1691. En la misma, domínico-españoles y soldados españoles prove­nientes de España y México, comandados por el mariscal de campo Francisco de Segu­ra Sandoval y Castilla, mata­ron al gobernador del Santo Domingo Francés, Tarin de Cussy, y a otros seiscientos franceses, algunos de los cua­les habían participado en las incursiones sobre Santiago de los Caballeros en 1659, 1667 y 1690.
En la víspera del com­bate del 21 de enero de 1691, los combatientes higüeyanos y seybanos invocaron a la Virgen de La Altagracia para que los ayudara a salir victo­riosos.
Esta invocación y el contundente triunfo que le siguió, hicieron que a partir del siguiente año la Iglesia Católica celebra el dia de la Altagracia.

Voodoo, Where are the funny hats?

Indeed

In Dominican santeria, Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia is the alter ego of the orisha Ezili Alaila.

And to think the Spaniards had made such good Catholics from the African people they'd kidnapped.

Indeed= +++++

Metropolitan Transit Authority agents to control traffic that becomes chaotic

this must be one joke CHAOTIC - TRAFFIC IN THE DR NEVER I SAY, THE BEST DRIVERS THE WORLD THEY ARE.
{BUT MAYBE NOT THIS WORLD]

WalterPolo

Not to mention the estimated 12 million + Tiano's natives [1492-1505] from Cuba, DR, PR and surrounding Islands through slave Labor, murder and decease's brought over from Europe all in the name of gold.

A total genocide ?

"strict health and safety measures in place" are they kidding? We were nearly crushed to death in the disorganized rabble, going in and coming out again. Where the masses slept, cooked and vigil'd overnight was a strong urine smell. The photo is obviously from a library not on the day. Apart from masses of people, there was a huge ring of black CUVs from Leo's motorcade outside, brass band and the works.
BASTA, you will be pleased to know there were more funny hats than the La Vega Carnival - not only the clergy but also the military.
I had my camera ready but sadly the Virgin Mary didn't appear - caught in traffic no doubt.

I have taken the liberty of computer-translating elemeco's post s follows:
It took place near the city of Cape Haitien today, the January 21, 1691. In it, Dominican-Spanish and Spanish troops from Spain and Mexico, led by quarterback Segura Francisco Sandoval and Castile, killed the governor of Santo Domingo French, Tarin of Cussy, and another six hundred French, some of which had participated in raids on Santiago de los Caballeros in 1659, 1667 and 1690.
On the eve of the battle of January 21, 1691, fighters and seybanos higüeyanos invoked the Virgin of Altagracia to help them emerge victorious.
This invocation and the resounding victory that followed, made the following year from the Catholic Church celebrates the day of Altagracia."

Thank you for the information.

shut up already......

"strict health and safety measures in place" are they kidding? We were nearly crushed to death in the disorganized rabble, going in and coming out again. Where the masses slept, cooked and vigil'd overnight was a strong urine smell. The photo is obviously from a library not on the day. Apart from masses of people, there was a huge ring of black CUVs from Leo's motorcade outside, brass band and the works.
BASTA, you will be pleased to know there were more funny hats than the La Vega Carnival - not only the clergy but also the military.
I had my camera ready but sadly the Virgin Mary didn't appear - caught in traffic no doubt.

For those Dominican heathens who didn't observe the holiday today, you are in breach of the law, (I'm not sure if it amounts to treason) since it is part of the Concordat between the Dominican Government and the Roman Catholic Holy See, signed by His Excellency Dr. Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina and His Holiness Pope Pius XII (Hitler's Pope).
(Credit to Josean for the link)
Anyway, I and thousands of others did, and a good, holy, time was had by all.

There was a particularly devout lady in the pew in front of me, deep in prayer as the Bishop droned on - until her cell phone rang. loudly Must have been Jesus because she started chatting excitedly, to the amazement of the devout surrounding her. I did my best to contain my laughter - not very well I confess.

danny00, 21 Jan 2012 12:07 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
Metropolitan Transit Authority agents to control traffic that becomes chaotic

this must be one joke CHAOTIC - TRAFFIC IN THE DR NEVER I SAY, THE BEST DRIVERS THE WORLD THEY ARE.
{BUT MAYBE NOT THIS WORLD]

praying to a statue of a false prophet , just like many others have in the wolrd .

hellborn25,
Are there any real prophets, or just real profits?

antonio1..Again I am in full support of your brief comment ,,The devout do not deserve the attacks simply because they pay reverence

Estos jamaiquino no creen ni en la madre que lo pario......translate that you moron

antonio1,
Your English not good enough?

Written by: BASTA, 21 Jan 2012 11:24 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
Voodoo, Where are the funny hats?

Roy Stone ,,you know that argument is false but you do seem to have a dreadful bee in your bonnet about other peoples faith ..,,and also a remarkable intolerance to things that are quite harmless to you ,,such as devotions to the BVM

I would personally like to thank the virgin for having my wish (not my prayer) come true. Funny how when dignitaries from the capital and other cities make the pilgrimage east, the road gets fixed!!!

Yes indeed, the sinkholes are paved over on the main highway in between Higuey and La Romana. Now...before you start thinking to trade away your SUV, the pave job was done with typical Dominican detail...some holes are now speed bumps...or so it feels! LOL

Another thank you to the church....no tax collectors dressed in G2 fashion to deal with....praise the virgin!

I went through Higuey on Saturday...expecting chaos. It was one of the easiest drives through the city i have ever had! Coming back today, I expected the town to be a-blow with Styrofoam and paper....none to be seen.

Kudos to those who kept the flow going and the clean up after!

WaterPolo,
Where you referring to Erzulie Fréda?

Religion has its greatest time where the society is disfunctional with an illiterate and ignorant population. Only then you can have this kind of nonsens.

RickyDicky keeps up his kameleon behaviour.

That is simply your opinion and there are millions in Scandanavia who would not agree with you ..there is no such english word as kameleon so I have no idea what you mean but I assume it has a greek origin

Ricardolito,
I couldn't find "kameleon" in the dictionary either, however I was able to deduce he meant chameleon. I couldn't find "origon" either. Did the nuns reach you hypocrisy as a kid?
While we are being pedantic rather than addressing the issues, there is an "e" at the end of "nonsense".
Since you seem to be a Greek scholar, perhaps you can explain how the original 4 gospels were written in Greek, by common Jewish folk who only knew Aramaic, some decades after they died?

Chameleon is your act RickyDicky
There arent many millions living in Scandinavia, and certainly not religious lunatics by the millions. But then again education is highly recommended by the governments here. Religious extremists do not have a high score around here.

Despite a much higher GDP, I don't think the churches are doing as much business in Denmark as in the Dominican Republic.

According to a 2005 study by Zuckerman, Denmark has the third highest proportion of atheists and agnostics in the world, estimated to be between 43% and 80%

Now I call that smart.

Some Dominicans like to brag about being the first European settlement in the New World. However the Scandinavians beat them by 500 years in Newfoundland.

The churches and priests are paid by the taxpayers. If you are baptized you are a member of the protestantic state church and that figure might be as high as 95% percent of the population. I would assume merely 5% go to church regularly, a bit more at christmas time. Those 5% I suppose are the once on the last ride who still believe there is a hell to avoid. By the way, there are billions on this planet living in hell every day of their life probably happy when that ends. The priest here do need a salary, but I am quite sure a lot of them look in the mirror and wonder what the hell they are doing.

Roy you got it - Hill to all atheists and agnostics - we are growing by the hour -you are all welcome to reality of the univers.

Columbus who is he??? We were first to visit North America and even though the vikings were know for savage behaviour we did not have the Catholic Church pushing on to rob the indians flat out and killing them for fun.

We made sunday trips to that continent hundreds of years before Columbus!!!!!!!!!

The DR the first to be settle then be conquered by all means necessary by the Europeans, this would be repeated in Mexico, Central and South America.

As posted in Las America's airport "Santo Domingo" the first city in the new world/western hemisphere.

Roy, no.

Freda is one and Alaila is another.

Probably related, though.

ALL RELIGIONS ARE MAN MADE.

To include Thor, Venus, Mars etc..etc.. man will use any excuse to justify man's inhuman treatment towards his fellow man.

Marx pinned it alright.

Religion is opium of the masses.

Period.

Written by: RoyStone, 22 Jan 2012 12:52 PM
From: Australia
hellborn25,
Are there any real prophets, or just real profits?

sure plenty of people profit of religion , just like plenty of people profit of scientific scam theories , like the so called global warming of the world , which we all know is bullshit .

RS
Its an antenna to improve communication between virgins and who knows!!!!!!

Not to motivate local Islamic suicide bombers, I hope!

Jesus' mother, the Virgin Mary, was 13 year old when she was impregnated by the Holy Ghost. Maybe that explains the behavior of many Catholic Dominican machos?
We were created in His image, and emulation is the highest form of praise.
God is f***king great!

“The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation.”

? Sam Harris

It is interesting to note that I support my views with history, science, logic, and even the Bible itself. By comparison, my critics rely entirely on baseless insults and censure.

It sure says something about Christian faith.

Welcome to the GWC -Ghost Writers' Club!

“It is merely an accident of history that it is considered normal in our society to believe that the Creator of the universe can hear your thoughts while it is demonstrative of mental illness to believe that he is communicating with you by having the rain tap in Morse code on your bedroom window.”
Sam Harris

All religions are really a different account of babylonian text from babylon which is now called iraq , which was the the first civilization that dates back 1867 BC , christianity is the babylonian religion of sun worship and goddess worship in disguise , or disguise for those who choose not to research it and see the obvious. The babylonian trinity of Nimrod , the father Tammuz, the virgin born son The reincarnated Nimrod; and semiramis , the virgin mother, was transposed into roman belief. It eventually became christianity and the christian Trinity thanks to the emperor constantine in the fourth century. The old testtament is founded on summerian , babylonian and egyptian accounts, edited and rewritten as required, to create a manufactured history .

You got it, hellborn25,
There's nothing new under the sun (no pun intended).
The sad fact is, the meme of Christianity is successful, by the simple expedient, faith is immune to logic.