Jersey City Celebrates Dominican Independence

Photo Credits:  Jersey City Councilwoman Mira Prinz-Arey

Members of the Dominican community gathered at City Hall in Jersey City on Friday for a flag raising to celebrate the 179th anniversary of independence of the Dominican Republic.

Following both French and Spanish rule from as early as the 16th century, the island nation of the Dominican Republic declared itself an independent nation from neighboring Haiti in 1844. In 1861, the Dominican Republic reverted to Spanish rule, again winning its independence in 1865.