Dr. Rafael Francisco “Frank” Moya Pons is one of the leading contemporary historians of the

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. He has published many important books in the history and cultural heritage of the country. One of his best-known works is ''Manual de historia dominicana'' (1992), now in its tenth edition which is a staple work of Dominican historiography. In 1985 he authored the book ''Between Slavery and Free Labor: The Spanish'', in 1998 ''The Dominican Republic: A National History'' and in 2007 '' History of the Caribbean: plantations, trade, and war in the Atlantic world''.History of the Caribbean: plantations, trade, and war in the Atlantic world
/ref> He has also conducted much work into slavery in the Dominican Republic and Caribbean. Moya has a Degree in 'Philosophy' at the

Autonomous University of Santo Domingo In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy, from , ''autonomos'', from αὐτο- ''auto-'' "self" and νόμος ''nomos'', "law", hence when combined understood to mean "one who gives oneself one' ...

(UASD); has a Master in both 'Latin American History' and 'European History' at

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. Moya has a Ph.D. in 'Latin American History', 'Economic Development' and 'Quantitative Methods' from

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. Moya Pons has taught history at the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher in the Dominican Republic, in Columbia and

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universities in the USA, and has been Research Professor at City College. Moya was President of the Dominican Academy of History. In 2013, he published ''Bibliografía de la Historia Dominicana 1730-2010''.

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