Fernández strengthens the historic ties between Mexico and RD

The link between the Mexican United States and Dominican Republic dates back to the same origins from the colonial period. Relationship that has lasted over five centuries time, rooted in history, language and culture, as well as the constant attachment of our peoples to justice, democracy and freedom.

Hernán Cortés, before embarking on the conquest of Mexico, he lived for several years in the Spanish island, specifically in the town of Azua de Compostela. After joining Diego Velásquez, in his expedition to Cuba, he enrumbó towards the Yucatán peninsula. There founded the Villa Rica in Veracruz, to start its advance towards central valleys them of the Aztecs, to tackle making Tenochitlán, imposing city built in the middle of Lake Texcoco and managed the subjection of the Aztec Empire with the support of groups totonac Indians who occupied part of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and those who the Aztecs had u000asubjects and oppressed.

Since then, many were officials of the Spanish Crown that served in the new Spain, name that met the colonial Mexico both Española Island. An outstanding example is Bishop Sebastián Ramírez de Fuenleal, who in addition to presiding over the Royal audience of Santo Domingo, then moved to head the Royal Court in Mexico. Another relevant case is the of the oidor Alonso de Zorita, who was part of both hearings, distinguishing himself as Ramírez de Fuenleal for her performances in favour of indigenous peoples.

in Santo Domingo, to 1520, with the title "Christian doctrine for the instruction and training of the Indians", written by fray Pedro de Cordova was published for the first time in Mexico in 1544, the Spanish languages and Nahuatl, thanks to the pastoral concern of the first bishop of Mexico, fray Juan de Zumárraga, and fray Domingo of u000aBentanzos.

Culture
the economic and cultural influence of the powerful Viceroyalty of the new Spain was present during the three centuries of colonial. Archaeological excavations carried out in colonial buildings of Santo Domingo found numerous examples of ceramic majolica of Puebla de los Angeles and other evidence of manufactured goods in Mexico with those who supplied Santo Domingo. Similarly, used the coin minted in the dry Mexican to pay for the salaries of our island administration, which became known in his time, with the name of "situated".

Must also highlight the performance of the Archbishop Agustín Dávila Padilla, of Mexican origin, who objected to the destruction of the villages in the areas north and West of Hispaniola and to the transfer of its inhabitants to be settled in the vicinity of the city of Santo Domingo in the early 17TH century. And if not u000aby his untimely death, he had perhaps prevented that Governor Antonio Osorio acometiera, in 1603, the random devastations in the western part of Hispaniola island.

for his part, José Núñez de Cáceres, after his failed first national independence in 1821, settled to live in Mexico, where he obtained a favourable reception. Another illustrious Dominican carried out extensive educational work in Mexico was Pedro Henríquez Ureña, considered by his erudition humanist and deep liberal influence, such as the "Socrates" of the emerging generation of early 20th century Mexican intellectuals. Francisco García Calderón described accurately Henríquez Ureña as "one of the most certain glories of Latin American thought".

subsequently, the Dominican master was called by the politician and writer José Vasconcelos, author of "La Raza Cósmica", then Minister of instruction u000aPublic in Mexico, so that it will cooperate with its educational work, as Professor of the Universidad Nacional de Mexico. In addition, don Pedro served as director general of public education in the State of Puebla, under the Government of Vicente Lombardo Toledano, whose sister Elizabeth married, in 1923.

Legal
but the links between the two Nations extend also to the field of the legal system because after the Mexican Revolution, in 1917, the Constitution was promulgated in Querétaro, first Constitution of the story which included social rights, adjusting to the new reality of the fatherland of Benito Juárez, as highlighted by President Leonel Fernandez served, because of its progressive nature, as reference for the drafting of the Dominican Constitution of the year 1963.

Maybe that is why the President Juan Bosch, during the first democratic Government which emerged after the fall of the dictatorship of u000aTrujillo, made a State visit to the Mexican United States in times of President Adolfo López Mateos, to understand that the constitutional model, economic and educational that nation could be an example to follow for the socio-economic take-off of Dominican Republic. Government schemes that occurred after the coup that overthrew President Bosch spurred a model of industrial development of a protectionist nature that largely isolated the country from flows of regional integration were checking on the continent, as it was the Central American common market and the blocks formed by South American countries.

Was during the first administration of President Leonel Fernández was conceived when, with a clear vision for the future, the strategy of approaching the markets surrounding, becoming focal point between the States of the Caribbean and Dominican Republic u000aCentral American.

Currently, Dominican Republic, due to the maturity and confidence that inspires its democratic regime, their legal certainty and citizen, as well as the consolidation of macroeconomic stability and sustained growth, has become an important place receiving investment Mexican in the areas of telecommunications, airport services, cement, production of food and beverages, and in the sectors of tourism and real estate.

As highlighted President Felipe Calderón, during the past 10 years, trade between our countries grew substantially, almost doubling going from 480 to more than 900 million dollars a year and thanks to this dynamism Dominican Republic figure among first 10 partners of Mexico in Latin America and the Caribbean.

On the other hand, in terms of flow of capital Dominican Republic ñcitando President Calderónñ is the fourth u000afavorite destination for Mexican investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. The growing presence of Mexican companies in Dominican territory, which already exceeded five billion dollars, has created more than 12 thousand direct jobs, positively impacting the development economic.

In this context, the State visit by President Leonel Fernández Mexicans United States is a great success which reaffirmed the traditional ties between both Nations and narrow areas of academic, technological cooperation and exchanges of national security, at the same time enhance the relationship of business and investment opportunities, to increase the progress and well-being of our peoples.

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