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...sanctions might have some sort of positive effect, however small, if Haiti were the only nation on the island of Hispanola and could be blockaded by U.S. warships. But the shared border with the Dominican Republic makes the sanctions essentially fruitless, except for smugglers...

Author: By Edward F. Mulkerin iii, | Title: Sanctions and Sabers | 5/9/1994 | See Source »

Pictured beaming out from under their mantillas at a bullfight in a Madrid arena were two lovely exponents of greater Hispanola, Carmen, Marquesa de Villaverde, 27, toothsome daughter of Spain's Dictator Francisco Franco, and Maria de Los Angeles Trujillo, 15, whose father is the Dominican Republic's equally strong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 21, 1954 | 6/21/1954 | See Source »

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