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  2. History of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The recorded history of the Dominican Republic began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus, working for the Crown of Castile, arrived at a large island in the western Atlantic Ocean, later known as the Caribbean. The native Taíno people, an Arawakan people, had inhabited the island during the pre-Columbian era, dividing it into five chiefdoms.

  3. Alcázar de Colón - Wikipedia

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    Alcázar de Colón. The Alcázar de Colón, or Columbus Alcazar, is the first fortified European palace built in the Americas. 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 ...

  4. Pre-Columbian era - Wikipedia

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    In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era, also known as the pre-contact era, spans from the initial peopling of the Americas in the Upper Paleolithic to the onset of European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus 's voyage in 1492. This era encompasses the history of Indigenous cultures prior to significant European ...

  5. List of cities in the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Dominican Republic. Cities in the Dominican Republic, in accordance with the definition of urban population for purposes of the 2002 census, [1] are the urban centers and seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities (municipios singular municipio), the sec level political and administrative subdivisions of the country, or of municipal districts (distritos municipales) within ...

  6. Dominican Order in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first Dominican institution in the United States was the Province of Saint Joseph, which was established in 1805. [1] Additionally, there have been numerous institutes of Dominican Sisters and Nuns. The door to the Dominican Province of St. Joseph at Saint Patrick Church (Columbus, Ohio).

  7. Santo Domingo - Wikipedia

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    Latin America and the Caribbean. 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 ...

  8. Columbus Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    Columbus Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro a Colón, meaning "Lighthouse to Columbus") is a mausoleum monument to Christopher Columbus located in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic. Construction began in 1986, using plans drawn in 1931 by Scottish architect J.L. Gleave. In time for the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage, the monument was ...

  9. West Columbus - Wikipedia

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    West Columbus is defined as the entire southwest side of Columbus, bordered on the north by interstates 70 and 670, within Interstate 71 on the east, and on the south and west by the city limits that reach several miles to the outside of the I-270 outerbelt. It covers the ZIP Codes 43223, 43204, 43228, and 43222.