The Tainos’ Indians were the first inhabitants of the Dominican Republic. It was in the year 1492 when Christopher Columbus first arrived on the island, and fifty years after his arrival the Tainos’ tribe vanished. Nonetheless, there are still traces of artwork of the Tainos Indians that they left behind.

The Capital city of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, is also called the first city of the Americas. Santo Domingo is also recognized as being the place where the first cultural and social institutions such as the first church, university, hospital, and monuments where established.