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02-17-2010, 05:00 PM
President Leonel Fernandez proclaimed Santo Domingo as the Cultural Capital of America 2010 during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace yesterday.
Last year the International Bureau of Cultural Capitals in Barcelona chose Santo Domingo to become the first Caribbean and Central American nation to receive this title.
Speaking at the start of the ceremony, Bureau of Cultural Capitals president Xavier Tudela said that the Dominican Republic has cultural values for all of the world to see, and that the title will ensure that they will be further projected overseas.
Also speaking were Santo Domingo Mayor Roberto Salcedo and Culture Minister Jose Rafael Lantigua.
The year's events will be coordinated by the city government and the Ministry of Culture.
Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado of the PUCMM University, which secured the right for the country to receive the title, said that it would help strengthen values and Dominican identity while preserving autochthonous cultural elements.
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Last year the International Bureau of Cultural Capitals in Barcelona chose Santo Domingo to become the first Caribbean and Central American nation to receive this title.
Speaking at the start of the ceremony, Bureau of Cultural Capitals president Xavier Tudela said that the Dominican Republic has cultural values for all of the world to see, and that the title will ensure that they will be further projected overseas.
Also speaking were Santo Domingo Mayor Roberto Salcedo and Culture Minister Jose Rafael Lantigua.
The year's events will be coordinated by the city government and the Ministry of Culture.
Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado of the PUCMM University, which secured the right for the country to receive the title, said that it would help strengthen values and Dominican identity while preserving autochthonous cultural elements.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)