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History.(Santo Domingo)
- Article from:
- Dominican Republic Adventure Guide, 5th ed.
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
- Author:
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Santo Domingo, the first European city in the Western Hemisphere, has a turbulent history that extends more than five centuries. Founded in 1498 by Christopher Columbus' brother, Bartholomew, after earlier attempts at settlement on Hispaniola had collapsed, Santo Domingo started as a few wooden structures on the east bank of the Ozama River, where it meets the Caribbean Sea. The settlement--first called Nueva Isabela after the queen of Spain--moved to the west bank of the river after a hurricane swept through a few years later. The architect of that move, and the driving force behind the construction of the emerging new city--now called Santo Domingo--was Nicolas de ...
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