Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Location

Distrito Nacional

Country

Dominican Republic

Year of Research

1990

Culture

After Christopher Columbus's visit 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, present in 1498, was laid out on a grid pattern that became the model for almost all town planners in the New World.