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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 ...
Museo de las Casas Reales, before the Palace of the Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo, today a museum with 9 rooms on the colonial history of the island considered one of the best in the Caribbean Museo de la Catedral, previously was La Carcel Vieja in colonial times (The Old Jail), then became the theater of the Filantropica society .
Located in the colonial area of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, it forms part of the Ciudad Colonial, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Constructed between 1510 and 1514, the palace is predominantly Gothic with Renaissance influences. It is the only known residence of a member of the Christopher Columbus family in the New World.
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]
1502- Santo Domingo becomes the official headquarters for the exploration and conquest of the New World 1502- Monastery of San Francisco , first monastery in America, is built. 1503- Casa de Contratacion is created in Sevilla to regulate trade with the Americas
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Coordinates: Construction started: February 27, 1944; 80 years ago () Completed: August 16, 1947: Technical details; Floor area: 18,000 m 2 (190,000 sq ft) Design and construction; Architect(s) Guido D'Alessandro
The length of the city walls in 1785. The Ozama Fortress is one of the surviving sections. Model exhibits at the Museo de las Casas Reales in Santo Domingo. The Fortaleza is located at the end of Las Damas Street. Its name is due to its location near the Ozama River.
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest existing cathedral in the Americas, [1] begun in 1504 and was completed in 1550, and the second constructed, after the Garðar Cathedral Ruins in Greenland. [2]