Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico

Anthem of the Dominican Republic

Brave men of Quisqueya, Let us sing with strong feeling And let us show to the world Our invincible, glorious banner. Hail, O people who, strong and intrepid, Launched into war and went to death! Under a warlike menace of death, You broke your chains of slavery. No country deserves to be free If it is an indolent and servile slave, If the call does not grow loud within it, Tempered by a virile heroism. But the brave and indomitable Quisqueya Will always hold its head high, For if it were a thousand times enslaved, It would a thousand times regain freedom.

Anthem of Puerto Rico

The land of Borinquen, where I was born, is a flower-garden of magical brilliance. An ever-clear sky is its canopy, and the waves sing lullabies at its feet. When Columbus reached these beaches, full of awe he exclaimed, "This is the lovely land that I seek."Borinquén is the daughter of the sea and the sun. the sea and the sun. the sea and the sun. the sea and the sun. the sea and the sun.

These two anthems of theses to different countries are very different. The Dominican Republic focuses more on freedom and how it praises those who fought the enslaved. And no matter how many times or how long the Dominican Republic will be enslaved it will over and over again regain it's freedom. The Puerto Rican anthem focuses more on how beautiful it's land and beaches are and how Columbus was able to reach this land and describe how lovely it is. It doesn't mention anything about freedom or it's people, unlike the Dominican Republic and our national anthem. But then again maybe the Puerto Rican anthem can also be projecting how proud the people are that their land is so beautiful and this can also symbolize unity.
I think that the Dominican Republic anthem represents it's culture and it's history. A former president of the Dominican Republic named Rafael Trujillo who ran presidency till his death was a dictator. He had so much power and according to my "family stories" he used his power using terrorizing the Dominican and Haitian people. He would send his troops so kill thousands of Haitians so that they will not be able to interfere or try to enter the Dominican Republic. This period was so devasting for these people. The Dominican people assissnated Trujillo and still till this day his stories are still told. I think that for that period around the 1930 and on this anthem reflects how opressed these people were and how they fought for their freedom. And this is why they will keep fighting to regain their freedom.