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It was the Palace of the Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo, called then Edificio de las Casas Reales, and it is the first (oldest) headquarters of Spanish power in the New World. [ 2 ] The building dates back to the sixteenth century, and was built to house the administrative offices of the Spanish colonies in the Americas , at the time any ...
People in Columbus park, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Parque Colón, or Columbus Park, is the central square of the Ciudad Colonial historic district of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In its center stands a statue of Christopher Columbus, in whose honor the square was renamed in 1887. Previously the square was known as Plaza Mayor.
Banco de Reservas de la República Dominicana, Santo Domingo, 1941; Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol (Cathedral of St. Philip the Apostle), Puerto Plata, 1956; Columbus Lighthouse, Santo Domingo Este, designed 1931, built 1986; El Conde, Santo Domingo; Luna's Bed and Breakfast (Formerly the Foreigners Club) Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo, 1935
Map of Colonial Santo Domingo from 1873. The red circle indicates the location of El Baluarte del Conde. La Puerta del Conde. La Puerta del Conde (The Count's Gate) was the main entrance to the fortified city of Santo Domingo (in present-day Dominican Republic), named to honor Governor Captain-General Bernardino de Meneses Bracamonte y Zapata, 1st Count of Peñalva, who during his tenure saved ...
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]
San Carlos or San Carlos de Tenerife is a Sector in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. This old neighborhood is populated in particular by individuals from the lower middle class. The village of San Carlos de Tenerife was founded in 1684 by Canary Islanders. [1]
San Gerónimo is a neighborhood in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. This neighborhood is in particular populated by individuals from the upper and upper middle classes.
The Presidential Security Corps (CUSEP, Spanish: Cuerpo de Seguridad Presidencial) is a Specialized Security Corps of the Dominican military responsible for the safety and personal protection of the President of the Dominican Republic, the Vice President, their immediate family members, former Presidents and Vice Presidents, and visiting dignitaries and heads of state.