Answer:
The Dominican Republic.
Explanation:
Based on the excerpt provided, the speaker's family is fleeing the Dominican Republic. We know this because she talks about leaving Ciudad Trujillo. Ciudad Trujillo was the name given to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, between 1936 and 1961. The city adopted this name after the country's dictator, Rafael Trujillo, who named the capital after himself.
