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2. Columbus Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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   The Dominican historian Antonio Delmonte y Tejada, in his book History of Santo Domingo, published in 1852, expressed the idea of erecting a monument in honor of Columbus in Santo Domingo. [7] In 1914, the American, Pulliam William Ellis, began promoting a monumental beacon in the first city of the New World to the American press .

3. Altos de Chavón - Wikipedia

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   Altos de Chavón is a tourist attraction, a re-creation of a 16th-century Mediterranean–style village, located atop the Chavón River in the city of La Romana, Dominican Republic. [1] It is the most popular attraction in the city and hosts a cultural center, an archeological museum, and an amphitheater.

4. List of World Heritage Sites in Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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   After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university in the Americas. This colonial town, founded in 1498, was laid out on a grid pattern that became the model for almost all town planners in the New World. [3]

5. Fortaleza Ozama - Wikipedia

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   Juan Pablo Duarte (1844), founder of the Dominican Republic; Francisco del Rosario Sánchez (1844), former president of the Dominican Republic; Matías Ramón Mella (1844), revolutionary and military general; Juan Isidro Pérez (1844), member and co-founder of the secret society La Trinitaria; María Trinidad Sánchez (1845), was a Dominican ...

6. List of forts in colonial Santo Domingo - Wikipedia

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   This article lists Forts and Gates that were constructed during Santo Domingo's colonial rule. Many of these forts were incorporated into a defensive wall that surrounded the Ciudad Colonial, effectively creating bastions along the wall. [1]

7. Santo Domingo - Wikipedia

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   Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo] meaning "Saint Dominic" but verbatim "Holy Sunday"), once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, known as Ciudad Trujillo between 1936 and 1961, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. [7]