The Italian legacy in the Dominican Republic : history, architecture, economics society / edited and introduction by Andrea Canepari ; spanish texts coordination and preface by José Chez Checo ; translation David Auerbach ; project editor Roberta Fusaro Canepari; copy editor Andrea Campana ; design and layout Marianna Antiga, Cinzia Mozer ; foreword Luis Abinader ; preface Joseph F. Chorpenning ; preliminary remarks Luigi Di Maio, Carmen Heredia de Guerrero, Dario Franceschini, Carolina Mejía, Luca Sabbatucci and Antonella Cavallari.

Foreword / Luis Abinader. President of Dominican Republic, 11 -- Preface / Rev. Joseph F. Chorpenning. O.S.F.S., S.T.L., Ph.D., Editorial Director, Saint Joseph's University Press, 13 -- Acknowledgments, 14 -- Preliminary Remarks / Luigi Di Maio. Minister of Foreing Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, 17 -- Carmen Heredia de Guerrero. Minister of Culture of the Dominican Republic, 18 -- Dario Franceschini. Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities of Italy, 20 -- Carolina Mejía. Mayor of the National District of Santo Domingo, 21 -- Luca Sabbatucci. Director General for Global Affair of the Italian Ministry of Foreing Affairs and International Cooperation, 22 -- José Chez Checo. President of Dominican Academy of History, 23 -- Antonella Cavallari. Secretary General of IILA (Italo-Latin American International Organization), 24 -- Introduction. Ambassador of Italy to the Dominican Republic., 27 -- History. General subjects -- 1. The Italian presence in Santo Domingo, 1492-1900 / Frank Moya Pons, 41 -- 2. Italian Immigration to Santo Domingo and to the Southern and Easten Regions of the Dominican Republic / Antonio J. Guerra Sánchez, 51 -- 3. The Italian Presence in the Cibao Region and in Santiago de los Caballeros / Edwin Espinal Hernández, 73 -- Columbus and the sixteenth Century -- 4. Christopher Columbus: A man between two worlds / Gabriel Airaldi, 101 -- Ecclesiastical History -- 5. Alessandro Geraldini vs. Rodrigo de Figueroa: The Dominican church, the Encomenderos, and the Issue of Indigenous Peoples / Edoardo D'Angelo, 109 -- 6. From the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. The itinerarium ad regiones suh equinoctiali plaga constitutas (Itinerary) of Alessandro Geraldini d'Amelia. Edoardo D'Angelo and Rosa Manfredonia, 117 -- 7. Homily Given to Commemorate the Quincentennial of the Arrival of the First Resident Bishop of Santo Domingo, Monsignor Alessandro Geraldini Basílica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor (First Cathedral of the Americas), September 17 2019 / Monsignor Francisco Ozoria, 127 -- 8. Italian clergy and the catholic Church: Biographical summaries / José Luis Sáez, SJ, 131 -- 9. Ricardo Pittini: Román Catholic Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1935-1961) / Michael R. Hall, 137 -- Political History -- 10. Duarte and Mazzini / Emilio Rodríguez Demorizi, 143 -- 11. Juan Bautista Cambiaso (1820-1886). Founder of the Dominican Navy and first admiral of the Republic / Juan Daniel Balcácer, 145 -- 12. Francisco Gregorio Billini. President and Author / Roberto Cassá,13 -- Diplomatic relalions between Italy and the Dominican Republic. Part One. Notes for a Chronology: 1844-2017 / Mu-Kien Adriana Sang Ben, 163 -- PART TWO -- Diplomatic Relalions in the present: 2017- 2020 / Andrea Canepari,14 -- Contemporary Italian-Dominican Relalions / Michael Kryzanek, 201 -- 15. Juan Bautista ("Chicho") Vicini Burgos / Bernardo Vega -- 16. The Provisional Goverment of Juan Bautista Vicini / Alejandro Paulino, 211 -- 17. Amadeo Barletta. Bernardo Vega, 213 -- 18. Antonio Imbert Barrera Rescued; Italian families serving the nation / Antonio J. Guerra Sánchez, 217 -- 19. The Choice of Freedom: Ilio Capozzi and the 1965 April Revolution / Giancarlo Summa, 221 -- 20. Origins of the strong relations between Italy and the Dominican Republic (Testimonial) / Víctor Manuel Grimaldi Céspedes, 227 -- ARCHITECTURE. Colonial Architectures -- 21. Portó Firenze al Nuovo Mondo: The Viceregal Palace of Diego Columbus in Santo Domingo (1511 -1512) / Julia Vicioso, 235 -- 22. The Walls of Santo Domingo and documentation of the construction projects by the Antonelli Family / Sandro Parrinello, 239 -- 23. The funerary monument to Alessandro Geraldini at the Cathedral of Santo Domingo / Virginia Flores Sasso, 251 -- 24.The Italian Influences on the Catedral Primada de América / Esteban Prieto Vicioso, 259 -- MODERN ARCHITECTURE -- 25. The Italian Engineer Guido D'Alessandro Lombardi and the construction of the Dominican National Palace / Emilio José Brea García, 267 -- 26. The Dome of the Dominican National Palace and Guido D'Alessandro Lombardi / Jesús D'Alessandro, 283 -- 27. The Italian training of Modem Dominican Architects, 1950 – 2019 -- Gustavo Luis Moré, 291 -- 28. Altos de Chavón: A Mediterranean Village Nestled in the Caribbean / Alba Mizoocky Mota López, 305 -- 29. The Influence of the Porto Rotondo Marina on the Casa de Campo Marina, La Romana / Diego Fernández, 311 -- LITERATURE AND THE ARTS -- 30. Marcio Veloz Maggiolo: A writer of Italian descent at the very heart of Dominican Literature / Danilo Manera, 317 -- 31. Italy and Literature (Testimonial) / Manuel Salvador Gautier, 325 -- 32. Italy's Influence on Dominican Art. Jeannette Miller, 329 -- 33. Italian sculptors in the Dominican Republic / Myrna Guerrero Villalona, 341 -- 34. The Italian Legacy in Dominican Music and Culture / Blanca Delgado Malagón, 259 -- 35. The Dominican audiovisual approach to the Italian film experience / Félix Manuel Lora, 375

ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE -- 36. Italian investment in the Modern Dominican Economy / Arturo Martínez Moya, 381 -- 37.The dominican - Italian chamber of commerce / Celso Marranzini, 397 -- 38. Sciencer and environmental protecction in Agricultural Development: Dr. Raffaele Ciferri's contributions in the Dominicana Republic / Raymundo González, 403 -- 39. The Italian contribution to mining development in Dominican Republic / Renzo Seravalle, 429 -- 40. Frank Rainieri Marranzini: Creator of Dreams / Mu-Kien Adriana Sang Ben, 433 -- JOURNALISM, LAW AND SOCIETY -- 41. Italian Journalists / Antonio Lluberes, S.J.,453 -- 42. Chief justice Milton Ray Guevara on Italy's contributions to Dominican Constitutional Law (Summary of remarks by the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic at a conference held on October 25, 2018) / Wenceslao Vega Boyrie, 463 -- 43. Angiolino Vicini Trabucco (1880 - 1961---An Immigrant who never forgot his homeland (Testimonial) / Guillermo Rodríguez Vicini, 467 -- 44. A brief history of the Casa de Italia, Inc. in Santo / Renzo Seravalle and Rolando Forestieri, 473 -- 45. the Bonarelli Family. The flavors of Italy in the Dominican Republic / Mu-Kien Adriana Sang Ben, 481 -- 46. Considerations on the relationship between the Dominican Republic and Italy (testimonial) / Victor (Ito) Bisonó Haza, 487 -- 47. Foreign and commercial policy of the Dominican Republic in the context of Covid-19 (Except of remarks by his excellency Roberto Álvarez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, at a conference held on September 22, 2020) / Roberto Álvarez, 491 -- The authors, 497 -- Indexes of names and places, 513.