Father David Orique - Dominican History
This week’s guest is Rev. David T. Orique, O.P., a member of the Providence College history faculty and Director of Latin American and Latina/o Studies. Father Orique, who grew up in a California agricultural community and worked in banking before becoming a Dominican, shares the story of his personal journey, along with insights about Dominican history and scholarship and some of his favorite things about living in New England. The interview begins with discussion of two July academic conferences Father is organizing on campus. The first is on the subject of Bartolome de Las Casas, the 16th century Spanish colonist who became a Dominican; it will be followed by the Third International Congress on the History of the Order of Preachers in the Americas.
This week’s guest is Rev. David T. Orique, O.P., a member of the Providence College history faculty and Director of Latin American and Latina/o Studies. Father Orique, who grew up in a California agricultural community and worked in banking before becoming a Dominican, shares the story of his personal journey, along with insights about Dominican history and scholarship and some of his favorite things about living in New England. The interview begins with discussion of two July academic conferences Father is organizing on campus. The first is on the subject of Bartolome de Las Casas, the 16th century Spanish colonist who became a Dominican; it will be followed by the Third International Congress on the History of the Order of Preachers in the Americas.