{"id":327,"date":"2026-09-10T04:28:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/?page_id=327"},"modified":"2026-09-10T04:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:28:51","slug":"republica-dominicana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/en\/republica-dominicana\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep\u00fablica Dominicana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Rep\u00fablica Dominicana es un <mark>pa\u00eds caribe\u00f1o que ocupa la mayor parte de la isla La Espa\u00f1ola, la cual comparte con Hait\u00ed<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/independencia-de-republica-dominicana-1024x655.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/independencia-de-republica-dominicana-1024x655.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/independencia-de-republica-dominicana-1024x655.jpg-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/independencia-de-republica-dominicana-1024x655.jpg-768x491.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Datos Generales<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Capital:<\/strong> Santo Domingo (ciudad m\u00e1s poblada y sede de la primera zona colonial europea en Am\u00e9rica).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Poblaci\u00f3n:<\/strong> M\u00e1s de 11,4 millones de habitantes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Idioma oficial:<\/strong> Espa\u00f1ol.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Moneda:<\/strong> Peso dominicano. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mapa-rep-dom-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mapa-rep-dom-2.jpg 795w, https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mapa-rep-dom-2-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mapa-rep-dom-2-767x552.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turismo y Geograf\u00eda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Atractivos:<\/strong> Cuenta con m\u00e1s de 1.600 km de costa y playas paradis\u00edacas como <a href=\"https:\/\/es.godominicanrepublic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punta Cana<\/a>, Bah\u00eda de las \u00c1guilas e Isla Saona.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Naturaleza:<\/strong> Alberga el Pico Duarte (el punto m\u00e1s alto del Antillas) y una gran cantidad de parques nacionales y \u00e1reas protegidas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cultura:<\/strong> Es reconocida mundialmente por sus ritmos musicales como el merengue y la bachata. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si necesitas informaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s espec\u00edfica, dime si buscas detalles sobre <strong>turismo<\/strong>, <strong>econom\u00eda<\/strong>, o <strong>historia<\/strong> de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana.Qu\u00e9 orgullo hablar de la <strong>Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/strong>! Nuestro pa\u00eds lo tiene todo: <mark>ritmo, historia, riquezas naturales y una estabilidad que nos hace brillar en la regi\u00f3n<\/mark>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aqu\u00ed tienes un resumen completo y al grano con lo mejor de nuestra patria, organizado por \u00e1reas clave:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfb6 M\u00fasica y Grandes Artistas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La m\u00fasica es el alma dominicana, y hemos exportado ritmos que hoy baila el mundo entero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Juan Luis Guerra:<\/strong> El m\u00e1ximo embajador de nuestra m\u00fasica. Revolucion\u00f3 la bachata y el merengue, llev\u00e1ndolos a los escenarios m\u00e1s prestigiosos del mundo y ganando decenas de premios Grammy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Johnny Ventura y Wilfrido Vargas:<\/strong> Los reyes indiscutibles que modernizaron el merengue y lo convirtieron en un fen\u00f3meno internacional.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Romeo Santos y Aventura:<\/strong> Los responsables de la internacionalizaci\u00f3n masiva de la bachata, llenando estadios en lugares donde ni siquiera se habla espa\u00f1ol.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>El Legado Hist\u00f3rico:<\/strong> Figuras de la talla de <strong>Milly Quezada<\/strong> (la Reina del Merengue) y el maestro <strong>Jos\u00e9\u00edto Mateo<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Turismo: El Orgullo del Caribe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somos el destino l\u00edder en turismo de toda la regi\u00f3n del Caribe gracias a nuestra diversidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Punta Cana y B\u00e1varo:<\/strong> Playas de arena blanca y complejos hoteleros de clase mundial que atraen a millones de visitantes al a\u00f1o.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>La Zona Colonial (Santo Domingo):<\/strong> Primada de Am\u00e9rica, rica en historia, museos y arquitectura colonial.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saman\u00e1:<\/strong> Famosa por el avistamiento de las ballenas jorobadas, playas v\u00edrgenes como Playa Rinc\u00f3n y el Salto del Lim\u00f3n.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Puerto Plata y Cabarete:<\/strong> La capital del ecoturismo y los deportes acu\u00e1ticos de viento (kiteboarding y windsurf).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf3e Agricultura: Tierra F\u00e9rtil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Rep\u00fablica Dominicana destaca por su autosuficiencia alimentaria y por la exportaci\u00f3n de productos premium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tabaco y Cigarros:<\/strong> Somos considerados los mayores exportadores de cigarros premium del mundo, superando los est\u00e1ndares globales de calidad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cacao Org\u00e1nico:<\/strong> El pa\u00eds es uno de los principales productores y exportadores de cacao org\u00e1nico a nivel mundial.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bananos (Guineos):<\/strong> L\u00edderes en la exportaci\u00f3n de banano org\u00e1nico hacia el mercado europeo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ca\u00f1a de Az\u00facar, Caf\u00e9 y Arroz:<\/strong> Pilares hist\u00f3ricos de nuestra econom\u00eda agr\u00edcola que garantizan el sustento nacional.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f Pol\u00edtica y Diplomacia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El pa\u00eds se ha consolidado como un faro de estabilidad en una regi\u00f3n a veces compleja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Estabilidad Democr\u00e1tica:<\/strong> Rep\u00fablica Dominicana es un modelo de estabilidad pol\u00edtica y crecimiento econ\u00f3mico en Am\u00e9rica Latina, caracterizada por transiciones de gobierno pac\u00edficas y un clima seguro para la inversi\u00f3n extranjera.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Liderazgo Regional:<\/strong> El pa\u00eds juega un rol diplom\u00e1tico activo en la recertificaci\u00f3n de lazos comerciales y pol\u00edticos a trav\u00e9s de bloques como el <strong>DR-CAFTA<\/strong> y una participaci\u00f3n clave en la Organizaci\u00f3n de los Estados Americanos (OEA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diplomacia Gastron\u00f3mica y Cultural:<\/strong> En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, el Estado ha impulsado la proyecci\u00f3n internacional de nuestra gastronom\u00eda y marcas locales bajo el sello de \u00abMarca Pa\u00eds\u00bb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfc6 Lo Mejor de lo Nuestro (Otros Orgullos)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>El B\u00e9isbol:<\/strong> Nuestra mayor pasi\u00f3n. Somos el mayor exportador de talento a las Grandes Ligas (MLB) fuera de Estados Unidos, con inmortales en Cooperstown como <strong>Juan Marichal, Pedro Mart\u00ednez, Vladimir Guerrero y David Ortiz<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nuestra Gente:<\/strong> El calor, la hospitalidad, la alegr\u00eda y la resiliencia del dominicano es, sin duda, el recurso m\u00e1s valioso de la naci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si te interesa profundizar en alguno de estos temas, dime: \u00bfTe gustar\u00eda conocer m\u00e1s detalles sobre la <strong>historia de un artista en espec\u00edfico<\/strong>, las cifras actuales de <strong>exportaci\u00f3n de nuestra agricultura<\/strong> o los nuevos <strong>polos tur\u00edsticos<\/strong> en desarrollo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/a> cuenta con <mark><strong>31 provincias<\/strong>, <strong>1 Distrito Nacional<\/strong> (que conforman 32 demarcaciones principales), <strong>158 municipios<\/strong> y un total de <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provincias_de_la_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">235 distritos municipales<\/a><\/mark>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tradicional y culturalmente, el pa\u00eds se divide en <strong>tres grandes regiones geogr\u00e1ficas<\/strong>, aunque para <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bb-yLqqCZJc\">fines de planificaci\u00f3n y desarrollo oficial<\/a> se organizan en <strong>10 regiones territoriales<\/strong>. A continuaci\u00f3n se destacan las tres macro-regiones hist\u00f3ricas y su rol fundamental en el pa\u00eds: [<a href=\"https:\/\/ru.scribd.com\/document\/469017667\/Division-regional-de-la-Republica-Dominicana\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bb-yLqqCZJc&amp;t=8\">2<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Regi\u00f3n Norte o Cibao<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Qu\u00e9 la compone:<\/strong> 14 provincias (incluyendo Santiago, La Vega, Puerto Plata, Espaillat y Duarte). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Qu\u00e9 hace por el pa\u00eds:<\/strong> Es el <strong>granero y motor industrial agr\u00edcola<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Produce gran parte de los alimentos nacionales (arroz, frutos menores, vegetales en invernaderos de Constanza).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Destaca por la producci\u00f3n de rubros de exportaci\u00f3n como cacao org\u00e1nico y tabaco.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alberga zonas francas industriales fuertes y un turismo hist\u00f3rico-cultural y de monta\u00f1a muy activo (Puerto Plata, Jarabacoa).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Regi\u00f3n Este o Suroeste \/ Oriental<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Qu\u00e9 la compone:<\/strong> Provincias como La Altagracia, La Romana, San Pedro de Macor\u00eds, El Seibo, Hato Mayor y Monte Plata. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geografiabasicarepublicadominicana.edu.do\/pagina-regiones.html\">1<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Qu\u00e9 hace por el pa\u00eds:<\/strong> Es el <strong>principal motor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elnuevodiariord\/posts\/dei-cibao-der-sur-o-del-estela-rep%C3%BAblica-dominicana-se-divide-en-tres-grandes-re\/1413922857533276\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tur\u00edstico del pa\u00eds<\/a> y polo hotelero internacional<\/strong> (con el destino clave de Punta Cana).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aporta masivamente divisas a la econom\u00eda nacional a trav\u00e9s de la industria de la hospitalidad y servicios de lujo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Posee adem\u00e1s una importante tradici\u00f3n ganadera y producci\u00f3n agroindustrial ca\u00f1era e h\u00edstica. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Regi\u00f3n Sur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Qu\u00e9 la compone:<\/strong> 10 provincias que abarcan desde San Crist\u00f3bal y Peravia hasta las zonas fronterizas como Pedernales, Barahona y El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Qu\u00e9 hace por el pa\u00eds:<\/strong> Funciona como <strong>soporte agr\u00edcola y reserva ecol\u00f3gica estrat\u00e9gica<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Es clave en la producci\u00f3n de frutos, pl\u00e1tanos, vegetales y el \u00abgranero del Sur\u00bb en San Juan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Las zonas costeras del suroeste impulsan el ecoturismo emergente y la miner\u00eda de larimar, adem\u00e1s de albergar los grandes proyectos de desarrollo tur\u00edstico sostenible en Pedernales (como Bah\u00eda de las \u00c1guilas). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si lo deseas, puedo detallarte <strong>las provincias espec\u00edficas<\/strong> que integran cada una de las 10 regiones de planificaci\u00f3n o profundizar en la econom\u00eda de una regi\u00f3n en particular. \u00bfC\u00f3mo prefieres continuar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/culturadominicana.org\/patriotico\/\">Patri\u00f3tico<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historia de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana y su Fundaci\u00f3n<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">agosto 29, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/culturadominicana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/independencia-de-republica-dominicana-1024x655.jpg.webp\" alt=\"la Historia de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana y Nuestros padres de la patria, juan pablo duarte, ramon matias mella, fransico del rosario sanchez\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5633587786259542;width:1024px;height:auto\" title=\"Representacion de nuestra independencia de la republica dominicana\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fundaci\u00f3n de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El inicio<strong>&nbsp;de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/strong>&nbsp;es uno de los momentos m\u00e1s significativos de la historia caribe\u00f1a y latinoamericana. La historia de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana como naci\u00f3n independiente, comenz\u00f3 a formarse en el contexto de las luchas de independencia que sacudieron Am\u00e9rica Latina a principios del siglo XIX. antes de la fundaci\u00f3n de Republica Dominicana en la parte oriental de la isla La Espa\u00f1ola, conocida como Santo Domingo, hab\u00eda estado bajo dominio espa\u00f1ol desde el final del siglo XV. A lo largo de los siglos, esta regi\u00f3n enfrent\u00f3 numerosas dificultades, incluyendo ataques corsarios, desastres naturales y una gesti\u00f3n colonial ineficaz que la llev\u00f3 a un estado de estancamiento econ\u00f3mico y demogr\u00e1fico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00f3mo se fund\u00f3 la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En el nacimiento de la rep\u00fablica dominicana el surgimiento del movimiento independentista en Santo Domingo estuvo influenciado por el clima revolucionario que barr\u00eda el continente. La independencia de las colonias espa\u00f1olas en Am\u00e9rica Latina, lideradas por figuras como Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar y Jos\u00e9 de San Mart\u00edn, inspir\u00f3 a los criollos dominicanos a buscar su propia emancipaci\u00f3n. La proclamaci\u00f3n de independencia el 1 de diciembre de 1821, bajo la direcci\u00f3n de Jos\u00e9 N\u00fa\u00f1ez de C\u00e1ceres, fue un acto audaz que estableci\u00f3 el Estado Independiente del Hait\u00ed Espa\u00f1ol. Este breve periodo de independencia, conocido como la Independencia Ef\u00edmera, dur\u00f3 solo tres meses, pero marc\u00f3 el inicio de la lucha por la soberan\u00eda nacional que definir\u00eda el futuro de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u00fa\u00f1ez de C\u00e1ceres, un destacado l\u00edder liberal y educador, fue fundamental en la creaci\u00f3n de un nuevo gobierno. Su administraci\u00f3n intent\u00f3 implementar reformas que modernizaran la econom\u00eda y la sociedad, aunque enfrent\u00f3 resistencia tanto interna como externa. Los problemas econ\u00f3micos y la falta de apoyo internacional dificultaron la consolidaci\u00f3n de la independencia, abriendo el camino para la intervenci\u00f3n de Hait\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>La Independencia Ef\u00edmera y la Dominaci\u00f3n Haitiana<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La&nbsp;<strong>Independencia Ef\u00edmera<\/strong>&nbsp;fue un breve cap\u00edtulo en la Historia de Rep\u00fablica Dominicana, caracterizado por el entusiasmo y las esperanzas de una nueva era. Sin embargo, este breve periodo termin\u00f3 r\u00e1pidamente con la intervenci\u00f3n de Hait\u00ed marcado como unos de los primeros antecedentes de la independencia dominicana. En febrero de 1822, el general haitiano Jean-Pierre Boyer, l\u00edder de la Rep\u00fablica de Hait\u00ed, logr\u00f3 consolidar su control sobre toda la isla, anexando la parte oriental bajo el gobierno haitiano. Este acto marc\u00f3 el inicio de la&nbsp;<strong>Dominaci\u00f3n Haitiana<\/strong>, un periodo que dur\u00f3 hasta 1844 y que tuvo profundas implicaciones para la historia de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg_-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg_-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg_-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg_-1-767x512.webp 767w, https:\/\/urbanatvfm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg_-1.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un periodo imp\u00f3rtate de la Historia de Rep\u00fablica Dominicana&nbsp;<strong>Durante la dominaci\u00f3n<\/strong>&nbsp;haitiana, la administraci\u00f3n de Boyer implement\u00f3 una serie de reformas que buscaban integrar la parte oriental de la isla en la estructura pol\u00edtica y econ\u00f3mica de Hait\u00ed. Una de las reformas m\u00e1s significativas fue la abolici\u00f3n de la esclavitud, que fue un cambio progresista en t\u00e9rminos de derechos humanos, pero que tambi\u00e9n se vio acompa\u00f1ado por la imposici\u00f3n de un c\u00f3digo de trabajo restrictivo que limitaba la libertad de movimiento de los antiguos esclavos y la poblaci\u00f3n en general. El&nbsp;<strong>C\u00f3digo Rural<\/strong>&nbsp;de Boyer, por ejemplo, regulaba severamente la movilidad de los antiguos esclavos y establec\u00eda penas para quienes se movieran sin autorizaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La administraci\u00f3n haitiana tambi\u00e9n enfrent\u00f3 resistencia por parte de los criollos dominicanos, que se opon\u00edan a las pol\u00edticas econ\u00f3micas y sociales impuestas por el gobierno haitiano. La carga fiscal y los tributos impuestas para financiar la deuda haitiana con Francia, as\u00ed como el saqueo y las exacciones por parte de las tropas haitianas, intensificaron el descontento. Los dominicanos comenzaron a organizarse en grupos clandestinos y conspiraciones contra la administraci\u00f3n de Boyer, que, a pesar de sus esfuerzos por modernizar y reformar, no logr\u00f3 consolidar un gobierno estable y respetado en la parte oriental de la isla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">abundar m\u00e1s sobre la Historia de Rep\u00fablica Dominicana.  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src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/WMA_button2b.png\/20px-WMA_button2b.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/WMA_button2b.png\/20px-WMA_button2b.png 1x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/WMA_button2b.png\/40px-WMA_button2b.png 2x\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" alt=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geohack.toolforge.org\/geohack.php?pagename=Santo_Domingo&amp;params=18.4625_N_69.9361_W_region:DO_type:city\">18\u00b027\u203245\u2033N&nbsp;69\u00b056\u203210\u2033W<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For other uses, see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo_(disambiguation)\">Santo Domingo (disambiguation)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\">Santo Domingo<\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capital_city\">Capital city<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\"><em>Santo Domingo de Guzm\u00e1n<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:SantoDomingoedit.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e3\/SantoDomingoedit.JPG\/330px-SantoDomingoedit.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e3\/SantoDomingoedit.JPG\/960px-SantoDomingoedit.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"162\" width=\"288\"><\/a>Santo Domingo skyline<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Fortaleza_Ozama_CCSD_11_2017_7145.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8c\/Fortaleza_Ozama_CCSD_11_2017_7145.jpg\/250px-Fortaleza_Ozama_CCSD_11_2017_7145.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8c\/Fortaleza_Ozama_CCSD_11_2017_7145.jpg\/330px-Fortaleza_Ozama_CCSD_11_2017_7145.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"95\" width=\"142\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortaleza_Ozama\">Fortaleza Ozama<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Gente_CCSD_07_2018_0662.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/65\/Gente_CCSD_07_2018_0662.jpg\/250px-Gente_CCSD_07_2018_0662.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/65\/Gente_CCSD_07_2018_0662.jpg\/330px-Gente_CCSD_07_2018_0662.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"95\" width=\"142\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parque_Col%C3%B3n\">Parque Col\u00f3n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santo_Domingo_National_Palace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/Santo_Domingo_National_Palace.jpg\/250px-Santo_Domingo_National_Palace.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/Santo_Domingo_National_Palace.jpg\/330px-Santo_Domingo_National_Palace.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"93\" width=\"145\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Palace_(Dominican_Republic)\">National Palace<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bas%C3%ADlica_Menor_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_CCSD_07_2017_4676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6d\/Bas%C3%ADlica_Menor_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_CCSD_07_2017_4676.jpg\/250px-Bas%C3%ADlica_Menor_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_CCSD_07_2017_4676.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6d\/Bas%C3%ADlica_Menor_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_CCSD_07_2017_4676.jpg\/330px-Bas%C3%ADlica_Menor_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_CCSD_07_2017_4676.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"93\" width=\"139\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathedral_of_Santo_Domingo\">Cathedral of Santo Domingo<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Santo_Domingo_(Dominican_Republic).svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c9\/Escudo_del_Municipio_Santo_Domingo.svg\/120px-Escudo_del_Municipio_Santo_Domingo.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c9\/Escudo_del_Municipio_Santo_Domingo.svg\/250px-Escudo_del_Municipio_Santo_Domingo.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Coat of arms of Santo Domingo\" height=\"100\" width=\"67\"><\/a>Coat of arms<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\">Motto:&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00abCiudad Primada de Am\u00e9rica\u00bb&nbsp;(in Spanish)<br>(\u00abFirst City of America\u00bb)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Dominican_Republic_relief_location_map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/10\/Dominican_Republic_relief_location_map.jpg\/250px-Dominican_Republic_relief_location_map.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/10\/Dominican_Republic_relief_location_map.jpg\/500px-Dominican_Republic_relief_location_map.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Santo Domingo is located in the Dominican Republic\" height=\"203\" width=\"250\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0c\/Red_pog.svg\/20px-Red_pog.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Santo Domingo\" height=\"8\" width=\"8\">Santo DomingoLocation within the Dominican RepublicShow map of the Dominican RepublicShow map of the CaribbeanShow map of North AmericaShow all<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\">Coordinates:&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/WMA_button2b.png\/20px-WMA_button2b.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/WMA_button2b.png\/20px-WMA_button2b.png 1x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/WMA_button2b.png\/40px-WMA_button2b.png 2x\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" alt=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geohack.toolforge.org\/geohack.php?pagename=Santo_Domingo&amp;params=18.4625_N_69.9361_W_region:DO_type:city\">18\u00b027\u203245\u2033N&nbsp;69\u00b056\u203210\u2033W<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Country<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\">Dominican Republic<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provinces_of_the_Dominican_Republic\">District<\/a><\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distrito_Nacional\">Distrito Nacional<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Founded<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5 August 1496 (530 years ago)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Founder<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bartholomew_Columbus\">Bartholomew Columbus<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Namesake\">Named after<\/a><\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Dominic\">Saint Dominic<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Guzm%C3%A1n\">de Guzm\u00e1n<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\">Government<\/th><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;Mayor<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carolina_Mej%C3%ADa\">Carolina Mej\u00eda<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\">Area<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-listado-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/th><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;Total<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1,502&nbsp;km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;(580&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;Metro<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2,770.00&nbsp;km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;(1,069.50&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elevation<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">14&nbsp;m (46&nbsp;ft)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\">Population&nbsp;(November 2022)<\/th><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;Total<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1,029,110<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Oficina_Nacional_de_Estadistica-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;Density<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">680\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;(1,800\/sq&nbsp;mi)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urban_area\">Urban<\/a><\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1,029,110<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metropolitan_area\">Metro<\/a><\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4,274,651<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-5\">[a]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-2022census-6\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonym\">Demonym<\/a><\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Spanish:&nbsp;<em>Capitale\u00f1o<\/em>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feminine_(grammar)\">fem.<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Capitale\u00f1a<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\">Metro area&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GDP\">GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)<\/a><\/th><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;Year<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;Total<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$73.7&nbsp;billion<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-TelluBase-7\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;Per capita<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">$20,900<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_zone\">Time&nbsp;zone<\/a><\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UTC%E2%88%9204:00\">UTC\u221204:00<\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Standard_Time\">AST<\/a>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Postal&nbsp;codes<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">10100\u201310699 (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distrito_Nacional\">Distrito Nacional<\/a>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Area codes<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">809, 829, 849<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Website<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adn.gob.do\/\">adn<wbr>.gob<wbr>.do<\/a><br>(in Spanish)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Heritage_Site\">UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/a><\/th><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Official name<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciudad_Colonial_(Santo_Domingo)\">Colonial City of Santo Domingo<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Type<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cultural<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Criteria<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ii, iv, vi<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Designated<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1990&nbsp;<small>(14th&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Heritage_Committee\">session<\/a>)<\/small><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Reference&nbsp;no.<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/526\">526<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Region<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_North_America\">Latin America and the Caribbean<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>,<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-8\">[b]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;officially known as&nbsp;<strong>Santo Domingo de Guzm\u00e1n<\/strong>, is the capital and largest city of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\">Dominican Republic<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_the_Caribbean\">largest metropolitan area<\/a>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean\">Caribbean<\/a>&nbsp;by population.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-9\">[7]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;As of 2022,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distrito_Nacional\">city center<\/a>&nbsp;had a population of 1,029,110 while its metropolitan area,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greater_Santo_Domingo\">Greater Santo Domingo<\/a>, had a population of 4,274,651. The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional (D.N.),<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-10\">[c]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;itself bordered on three sides by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo_Province\">Santo Domingo Province<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-11\">[8]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-12\">[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo was founded in 1496 by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Empire\">Spanish Empire<\/a>&nbsp;and is the oldest continuously inhabited&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_colonization_of_the_Americas\">European settlement in the Americas<\/a>. It was the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_World\">New World<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Captaincy_General_of_Santo_Domingo\">Captaincy General of Santo Domingo<\/a>. Santo Domingo is the site of the first university, cathedral, castle, monastery, and fortress in the New World. The city&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciudad_Colonial_(Santo_Domingo)\">Colonial Zone<\/a>&nbsp;was declared as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Heritage_Site\">World Heritage Site<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNESCO\">UNESCO<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-whc.unesco.org-13\">[10]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-14\">[11]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Santo Domingo was called&nbsp;<strong>Ciudad Trujillo<\/strong>&nbsp;(Spanish pronunciation:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Spanish\">[sju\u02c8\u00f0a\u00f0&nbsp;t\u027eu\u02c8xi\u029do]<\/a>), from 1936 to 1961, after the Dominican Republic&#8217;s dictator,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Trujillo\">Rafael Trujillo<\/a>, named the capital after himself. Following his assassination, the city resumed its original designation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Dominican_Republic\">cultural<\/a>, financial, political, commercial and industrial center of the Dominican Republic, with the vast majority of the country&#8217;s industries being located within the city. Santo Domingo also serves as the chief seaport of the country. The city&#8217;s harbor at the mouth of the Ozama River accommodates the largest vessels, and the port handles both heavy passenger- and freight traffic.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-15\">[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Dominican_Republic\">History of the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a chronological guide, see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Santo_Domingo\">Timeline of Santo Domingo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwYQ\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:SD-037.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/95\/SD-037.jpg\/250px-SD-037.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3297872340425532;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tomb that housed the remains of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Columbus\">Christopher Columbus<\/a>&nbsp;until 1795 (at the cathedral)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to the arrival of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Columbus\">Christopher Columbus<\/a>&nbsp;in 1492, the native&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ta%C3%ADno_people\">Ta\u00edno people<\/a>&nbsp;populated the island which they called&nbsp;<em>Kiskeya<\/em>&nbsp;(mother of all lands) and&nbsp;<em>Ayiti<\/em>&nbsp;(the land of the high mountains), and which Columbus later named&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hispaniola\">Hispaniola<\/a>, including the territory of today&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Haiti\">Republic of Haiti<\/a>. At the time, the island&#8217;s territory consisted of five chiefdoms: Mari\u00e9n, Magu\u00e1, Maguana, Jaragua, and Hig\u00fcey.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Perez2011-16\">[13]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;These were ruled respectively by&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cacique\">caciques<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;(chiefs) Guacanagarix, Guarionex,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caonabo\">Caonabo<\/a>, Bohech\u00edo, and Cayacoa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwdA\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:SD_RD_03_2017_2065.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f1\/SD_RD_03_2017_2065.jpg\/250px-SD_RD_03_2017_2065.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4970059880239521;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortaleza_Ozama\">Ozama Fortress<\/a>&nbsp;is one of the surviving sections of the Walls of Santo Domingo, which is recognized by UNESCO as being the oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-whc.unesco.org-13\">[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dating from 1493, when the Spanish settled on the island, and officially from 5 August 1498, Santo Domingo became the oldest European city in the Americas.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bartholomew_Columbus\">Bartholomew Columbus<\/a>&nbsp;founded the settlement and named it La Nueva Isabela, after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Isabela\">La Isabela<\/a>, an earlier settlement in the north named after the Queen of Spain&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isabella_I\">Isabella I<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Greenberger2003-17\">[14]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;In 1495 it was renamed \u00abSanto Domingo\u00bb, in honor of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Dominic\">Saint Dominic<\/a>. Santo Domingo came to be known as the \u00abGateway to the Caribbean\u00bb and the chief town in Hispaniola from then on.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-BoltonMarshall2005-18\">[15]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Expeditions which led to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n\">Ponce de Le\u00f3n<\/a>&#8216;s colonization of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puerto_Rico\">Puerto Rico<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar\">Diego Vel\u00e1zquez de Cu\u00e9llar<\/a>&#8216;s colonization of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\">Cuba<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s\">Hern\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s<\/a>&#8216;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fall_of_Tenochtitlan\">conquest of Mexico<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vasco_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_de_Balboa\">Vasco N\u00fa\u00f1ez de Balboa<\/a>&#8216;s sighting of the Pacific Ocean were all launched from Santo Domingo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0298.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3d\/Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0298.JPG\/120px-Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0298.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6634615384615384;width:69px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0431.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/33\/Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0431.JPG\/250px-Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0431.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5048543689320388;width:155px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0362.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0362.JPG\/120px-Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0362.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4933333333333334;width:112px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0354.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6b\/Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0354.JPG\/120px-Santo_Domingo_-_Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales_0354.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4933333333333334;width:112px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colonial era weapons and armor in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales\">Museum of the Royal Houses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwkg\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wall_surrounding_Santo_Domingo_(3796294208).jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e0\/Wall_surrounding_Santo_Domingo_%283796294208%29.jpg\/250px-Wall_surrounding_Santo_Domingo_%283796294208%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2195121951219512;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Colonial Wall surrounding Santo Domingo<\/em>, in 1899, Allison V. Armour Expedition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June 1502,<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Clayton2011-19\">[16]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Santo Domingo was destroyed by a major hurricane, and the new Governor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicol%C3%A1s_de_Ovando\">Nicol\u00e1s de Ovando<\/a>&nbsp;had it rebuilt on a different site on the other side of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ozama_River\">Ozama River<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-20\">[17]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Floyd-21\">[18]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;The original layout of the city and a large portion of its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Defensive_wall\">defensive wall<\/a>&nbsp;can still be appreciated today throughout the Colonial Zone, declared a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Heritage_Site\">World Heritage Site<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNESCO\">UNESCO<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diego_Columbus\">Diego Columbus<\/a>, Christopher Columbus&#8217;s son, arrived in 1509, assuming the powers of Viceroy and admiral. In 1512,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferdinand_II_of_Aragon\">Ferdinand<\/a>&nbsp;established a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Real_Audiencia\">Real Audiencia<\/a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Ortiz_de_Matienzo\">Juan Ortiz de Matienzo<\/a>, Marcelo de Villalobos, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucas_V%C3%A1zquez_de_Ayll%C3%B3n\">Lucas V\u00e1zquez de Ayll\u00f3n<\/a>&nbsp;appointed as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oidor\">judges<\/a>&nbsp;of appeal. In 1514, Pedro Ibanez de Ibarra arrived with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laws_of_Burgos\">Laws of Burgos<\/a>. Diego de Medrano, from Soria, was appointed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treasurer\">royal treasurer<\/a>&nbsp;of Santo Domingo.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-:11-22\">[19]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Rodrigo de Alburquerque was named&nbsp;<em>repartidor de indios<\/em>&nbsp;and soon named&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juez_de_residencia\">visitadores<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;to enforce the laws.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Floyd-21\">[18]<\/a><\/sup><sup>:\u200a143\u2013144,\u200a147\u200a<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first major&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1521_Santo_Domingo_Slave_Revolt\">slave revolt in the Americas occurred in Santo Domingo<\/a>&nbsp;during 1521, when enslaved Africans led an uprising on Diego Colombus&#8217;s sugar plantation. In 1586, the privateer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Drake\">Sir Francis Drake<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Santo_Domingo_(1586)\">captured the city<\/a>&nbsp;and held it for ransom.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-loc3-23\">[20]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;A report which reached the English government in May 1586 states that from Santo Domingo he took away 1,200 Englishmen, Frenchmen, Flemings, and \u00abProvincials out of prison, besides 800 of the countrey people\u00bb.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-24\">[21]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Drake&#8217;s successful capture signaled the decline of Spain&#8217;s dominion over Hispaniola, which was accentuated in the early 17th century by Spanish policies that resulted in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Devastations_of_Osorio\">depopulation of most of the island<\/a>&nbsp;outside of the capital. An expedition sent by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oliver_Cromwell\">Oliver Cromwell<\/a>&nbsp;in 1655&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Santo_Domingo_(1655)\">attacked<\/a>&nbsp;the city of Santo Domingo, but the English force was repulsed by a smaller force of local&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Militia\">militias<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-25\">[22]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-27\">[d]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;and Santo Domingo suffered only 25 dead.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-28\">[24]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;In 1697, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Ryswick\">Treaty of Ryswick<\/a>&nbsp;included the acknowledgement by Spain of France&#8217;s dominion over the Western third of the island, now&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\">Haiti<\/a>. During the 18th century,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Privateer\">privateers<\/a>&nbsp;from Santo Domingo patrolled the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_Sea\">Caribbean<\/a>, capturing numerous enemy&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Merchant_ship\">merchantment<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-29\">[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 1795 to 1822, the city changed hands several times along with the colony it headed. It was ceded to France in 1795. The city was briefly captured by Haitian rebels in 1801, recovered by France in 1802,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siege_of_Santo_Domingo_(1805)\">endured a failed invasion from Haiti<\/a>&nbsp;in 1805, and was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_reconquest_of_Santo_Domingo\">once again reclaimed<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Espa%C3%B1a_Boba\">by Spain in 1809<\/a>. In 1821, Santo Domingo became the capital of an independent nation called the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Spanish_Haiti\">Republic of Spanish Haiti<\/a>&nbsp;after the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Criollo_people\">Criollo<\/a>&nbsp;bourgeois within the country, led by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_de_C%C3%A1ceres\">Jos\u00e9 N\u00fa\u00f1ez de C\u00e1ceres<\/a>, overthrew the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Empire\">Spanish crown<\/a>. The nation was annexed by Haiti just two months later. The city and the colony lost much of their Spanish-born&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peninsulars\">peninsular<\/a>&nbsp;population as a result of these events which caused a great deal of instability and unrest.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-loc3-23\">[20]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-30\">[26]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-31\">[27]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 27 February 1844, Santo Domingo was again the capital of a free nation, when it gained its independence from Haiti, led by Dominican nationalist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Pablo_Duarte\">Juan Pablo Duarte<\/a>. The city was a prize fought over by various political factions over the succeeding decades of instability. In addition, the country had to fight multiple battles with Haiti; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_19_March\">Battle of 19 March<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_30_March\">Battle of 30 March<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Las_Carreras\">Battle of Las Carreras<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Beler\">Battle of Beler<\/a>, are a few of the most prominent encounters, mentioned in the national anthem and with city streets named after them.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-32\">[28]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Dominican victory in these engagements thwarted the advance of the Haitian army towards Santo Domingo during the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_War_of_Independence\">Dominican War of Independence<\/a>.&nbsp;In 1861,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_annexation_of_the_Dominican_Republic\">Spain returned to the country<\/a>, having struck a bargain with Dominican dictator&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pedro_Santana\">Pedro Santana<\/a>&nbsp;whereby the latter was granted several honorific titles and privileges, in exchange for annexing the young nation back to Spanish rule. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Restoration_War\">Dominican Restoration War<\/a>&nbsp;began in 1863 however, and in 1865 the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Bourbon\">Bourbon<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isabella_II\">Queen Isabella II<\/a>&nbsp;withdrew her soldiers from the island.&nbsp;Over the next two-thirds of a century Santo Domingo and the Dominican Republic went through many revolutions and power changes. Santo Domingo would experience the first of two&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Military_Government_of_Santo_Domingo\">U.S. invasions<\/a>&nbsp;in 1916 when different leaders fought for presidential power and control of the city. The United States intervened, instituting a military leader,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_Shepard_Knapp\">Harry Shepard Knapp<\/a>. U.S. Marines and Dominicans clashed in Santo Domingo on 24\u201325 October 1916, resulting in the deaths of two U.S. Marines and three Dominicans.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-33\">[29]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAQ4\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wea02216.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Wea02216.jpg\/250px-Wea02216.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2755102040816326;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Destruction of Santo Domingo after the hurricane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city was struck by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1930_Dominican_Republic_hurricane\">hurricane San Zen\u00f3n<\/a>&nbsp;in 1930, which caused major damage and killed up to 8,000 people.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Derby2009-34\">[30]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;After its rebuilding, Santo Domingo was known officially as Ciudad Trujillo due to the personality cult imposed by dictator&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Trujillo\">Rafael Le\u00f3nidas Trujillo<\/a>, who governed from 1930. Following his assassination in 1961 the city was once again renamed to Santo Domingo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1962,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Bosch_(politician)\">Juan Bosch<\/a>&nbsp;was elected to the presidency. He was overthrown seven months later, resulting in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Civil_War\">civil war<\/a>&nbsp;in the capital.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francisco_Caama%C3%B1o\">Francisco Caama\u00f1o<\/a>&nbsp;led the&nbsp;<em>Constitucionalistas<\/em>&nbsp;fighting to restore democracy. This would lead to the second U.S. invasion in 1965. U.S. troops engaged in heavy fighting in the streets of Santo Domingo against the&nbsp;<em>Constitucionalistas<\/em>&nbsp;on 15 and 16 June.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newsweek\">Newsweek<\/a>&nbsp;described it this way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the clatter of automatic weapons, the sharp rattle of .50-caliber guns and the heavy explosions of bazookas and recoilless rifles, the paratroopers of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/82nd_Airborne_Division\">82nd U.S. Airborne Division<\/a>&nbsp;blasted their way four city blocks into Caama\u00f1o&#8217;s bastion. Heavy fire from U.S. guns across the Ozama River ringed rebel headquarters on El Conde Street, shattered buildings and started huge fires.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, the fighting would end on 31 August 1965, with 2,850 Dominicans and 44 American servicemen dead.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-35\">[31]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The year 1992 marked the 500th anniversary, El Quinto Centenario, of Christopher Columbus&#8217;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voyages_of_Christopher_Columbus\">Discovery of the Americas<\/a>. The Columbus Lighthouse&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Faro_a_Col%C3%B3n\">Faro a Col\u00f3n<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 was erected in Santo Domingo in honor of this occasion, with an approximate cost of 400 million&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_peso\">Dominican pesos<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-cultura-36\">[32]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1c\/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg\/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1c\/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg\/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"[icon]\" height=\"14\" width=\"20\"><\/a><\/td><td>This section&nbsp;<strong>needs expansion<\/strong>. You can help by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Santo_Domingo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=\">adding missing information<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>(November 2022)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwATU\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santo_Domingo,_Dominican_Republic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ac\/Santo_Domingo%2C_Dominican_Republic.jpg\/250px-Santo_Domingo%2C_Dominican_Republic.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4970059880239521;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of Santo Domingo from space, 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo is located on the southern coast of the island of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hispaniola\">Hispaniola<\/a>, along the Caribbean Sea, and is the capital of the Dominican Republic. The city sits at the mouth of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ozama_River\">Ozama River<\/a>, which divides it into eastern and western sections, with the historic Colonial Zone on the west side. Its geography is characterized by a coastal plain with flat to gently rolling terrain, and the surrounding region includes some low limestone hills. The city has a tropical climate, marked by high humidity and warm temperatures year-round, with a rainy season from May to November. Its coastal location and natural harbor have historically made it an important port and commercial hub in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean\">Caribbean<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ozama_River\">Ozama River<\/a>&nbsp;flows&nbsp;148 kilometers (92 miles)&nbsp;before emptying into the Caribbean Sea. Santo Domingo&#8217;s position on its banks was of great importance to the city&#8217;s economic development and the growth of trade during colonial times. The Ozama River is where the country&#8217;s busiest port is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average temperature in Santo Domingo varies little, because the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropics\">tropical<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trade_wind\">trade winds<\/a>&nbsp;help mitigate the heat and humidity throughout the year. Thanks to these trade winds, Santo Domingo has a borderline&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropical_rainforest_climate\">tropical rainforest<\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification\">K\u00f6ppen<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Af<\/em>)\/<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropical_monsoon_climate\">tropical monsoon climate<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>Am<\/em>), as its driest month is very close to&nbsp;60 millimeters (2.4&nbsp;in). However, the city seldom experiences the heat that one may expect to find. December through March are the coolest months with warm days with less humidity and cool nights (temperatures of&nbsp;17 to 19&nbsp;\u00b0C (63 to 66&nbsp;\u00b0F)). July through September are the hottest. Santo Domingo averages&nbsp;1,445 millimeters (56.9&nbsp;in)&nbsp;of rain annually. Its driest months are from December through April; however, due to the trade winds and mountains to the southwest, rain is seen even during these months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like many other cities in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean\">Caribbean<\/a>, Santo Domingo is very susceptible to hurricanes.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hurricane_Georges\">Hurricane Georges<\/a>&nbsp;caused severe destruction in September 1998. The lowest recorded temperature has been&nbsp;11.0&nbsp;\u00b0C (51.8&nbsp;\u00b0F)&nbsp;on 5 February 1951 and 7 January 1957 and the highest is&nbsp;39.5&nbsp;\u00b0C (103.1&nbsp;\u00b0F)&nbsp;on 29 May 2002.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-records-37\">[33]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"14\">Climate data for Santo Domingo (1991\u20132020, extremes 1909\u2013present)<\/th><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Month<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jan<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Feb<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mar<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Apr<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">May<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jun<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jul<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Aug<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sep<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Oct<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Nov<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Dec<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Year<\/th><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Record high \u00b0C (\u00b0F)<\/th><td>34.4<br>(93.9)<\/td><td>33.9<br>(93.0)<\/td><td>36.0<br>(96.8)<\/td><td>37.0<br>(98.6)<\/td><td>39.5<br>(103.1)<\/td><td>37.2<br>(99.0)<\/td><td>37.8<br>(100.0)<\/td><td>38.8<br>(101.8)<\/td><td>36.7<br>(98.1)<\/td><td>38.8<br>(101.8)<\/td><td>35.0<br>(95.0)<\/td><td>33.5<br>(92.3)<\/td><td>39.5<br>(103.1)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mean daily maximum \u00b0C (\u00b0F)<\/th><td>30.0<br>(86.0)<\/td><td>30.0<br>(86.0)<\/td><td>30.5<br>(86.9)<\/td><td>30.9<br>(87.6)<\/td><td>31.3<br>(88.3)<\/td><td>31.9<br>(89.4)<\/td><td>32.2<br>(90.0)<\/td><td>32.3<br>(90.1)<\/td><td>32.4<br>(90.3)<\/td><td>32.0<br>(89.6)<\/td><td>31.3<br>(88.3)<\/td><td>30.6<br>(87.1)<\/td><td>31.3<br>(88.3)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Daily mean \u00b0C (\u00b0F)<\/th><td>25.6<br>(78.1)<\/td><td>25.6<br>(78.1)<\/td><td>26.1<br>(79.0)<\/td><td>26.7<br>(80.1)<\/td><td>27.4<br>(81.3)<\/td><td>28.0<br>(82.4)<\/td><td>28.2<br>(82.8)<\/td><td>28.3<br>(82.9)<\/td><td>28.2<br>(82.8)<\/td><td>27.9<br>(82.2)<\/td><td>27.1<br>(80.8)<\/td><td>26.2<br>(79.2)<\/td><td>27.1<br>(80.8)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mean daily minimum \u00b0C (\u00b0F)<\/th><td>21.2<br>(70.2)<\/td><td>21.2<br>(70.2)<\/td><td>21.7<br>(71.1)<\/td><td>22.5<br>(72.5)<\/td><td>23.5<br>(74.3)<\/td><td>24.2<br>(75.6)<\/td><td>24.2<br>(75.6)<\/td><td>24.3<br>(75.7)<\/td><td>24.1<br>(75.4)<\/td><td>23.8<br>(74.8)<\/td><td>22.9<br>(73.2)<\/td><td>21.9<br>(71.4)<\/td><td>23.0<br>(73.4)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Record low \u00b0C (\u00b0F)<\/th><td>11.0<br>(51.8)<\/td><td>11.0<br>(51.8)<\/td><td>13.3<br>(55.9)<\/td><td>15.5<br>(59.9)<\/td><td>16.5<br>(61.7)<\/td><td>18.6<br>(65.5)<\/td><td>18.2<br>(64.8)<\/td><td>18.0<br>(64.4)<\/td><td>18.0<br>(64.4)<\/td><td>17.0<br>(62.6)<\/td><td>17.0<br>(62.6)<\/td><td>13.0<br>(55.4)<\/td><td>11.0<br>(51.8)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Average&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Precipitation\">precipitation<\/a>&nbsp;mm (inches)<\/th><td>68.1<br>(2.68)<\/td><td>59.1<br>(2.33)<\/td><td>54.1<br>(2.13)<\/td><td>86.3<br>(3.40)<\/td><td>151.3<br>(5.96)<\/td><td>119.0<br>(4.69)<\/td><td>156.7<br>(6.17)<\/td><td>195.0<br>(7.68)<\/td><td>191.7<br>(7.55)<\/td><td>176.9<br>(6.96)<\/td><td>147.5<br>(5.81)<\/td><td>76.5<br>(3.01)<\/td><td>1,482.2<br>(58.35)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Average rainy days&nbsp;(\u2265 1.0 mm)<\/th><td>8.3<\/td><td>6.8<\/td><td>7.0<\/td><td>6.5<\/td><td>10.5<\/td><td>9.3<\/td><td>10.8<\/td><td>11.5<\/td><td>12.1<\/td><td>12.5<\/td><td>10.7<\/td><td>9.1<\/td><td>115.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Average&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Relative_humidity\">relative humidity<\/a>&nbsp;(%)<\/th><td>82.0<\/td><td>81.1<\/td><td>80.1<\/td><td>79.4<\/td><td>82.2<\/td><td>82.2<\/td><td>82.2<\/td><td>83.3<\/td><td>84.0<\/td><td>84.8<\/td><td>84.0<\/td><td>82.6<\/td><td>82.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mean monthly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sunshine_duration\">sunshine hours<\/a><\/th><td>239.7<\/td><td>229.6<\/td><td>253.4<\/td><td>248.8<\/td><td>233.9<\/td><td>232.3<\/td><td>225.9<\/td><td>231.6<\/td><td>219.9<\/td><td>230.7<\/td><td>227.5<\/td><td>224.1<\/td><td>2,797.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"14\">Source 1:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration\">NOAA<\/a>,<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-38\">[34]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;ONAMET (humidity, rain days, sunshine 1971\u20132000)<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-normales-39\">[35]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"14\">Source 2: Diario Libre (May record high, and record lows for January and February),<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-records-37\">[33]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-meteoclimat-40\">[36]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cityscape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAWc\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:View_of_Los_Cacicazgos_Area,_Santo_Domingo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4f\/View_of_Los_Cacicazgos_Area%2C_Santo_Domingo.jpg\/960px-View_of_Los_Cacicazgos_Area%2C_Santo_Domingo.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Panoramic view of the Los Cacicazgos area, Santo Domingo\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.2263374485596708;width:541px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Panoramic view of Los Cacicazgos area, Santo Domingo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAWs\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:View_of_La_Esperilla_district_in_Santo_Domingo,_Dominican_Republic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/dc\/View_of_La_Esperilla_district_in_Santo_Domingo%2C_Dominican_Republic.jpg\/500px-View_of_La_Esperilla_district_in_Santo_Domingo%2C_Dominican_Republic.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"View of La Esperilla district in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.778301886792453;width:377px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Urban View of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAW8\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:SantoDomingoMetro.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/12\/SantoDomingoMetro.jpg\/960px-SantoDomingoMetro.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Urban View of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.77491961414791;width:552px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of Piantini district in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAXM\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santo_Domingo_from_the_JW_Marriott_Hotel,_Night_time._February,_2024.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c6\/Santo_Domingo_from_the_JW_Marriott_Hotel%2C_Night_time._February%2C_2024.jpg\/250px-Santo_Domingo_from_the_JW_Marriott_Hotel%2C_Night_time._February%2C_2024.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7492354740061162;width:245px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of the city of Santo Domingo, by night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Architecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Question_book-new.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/120px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"icon\" height=\"39\" width=\"50\"><\/a><\/td><td>This section&nbsp;<strong>does not&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citing_sources\">cite<\/a>&nbsp;any&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability\">sources<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;Please help&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Santo_Domingo\">improve this section<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Referencing_for_beginners\">adding citations to reliable sources<\/a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence\">removed<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>(November 2022)<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<small><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Maintenance_template_removal\">Learn how and when to remove this message<\/a><\/small>)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciudad_Colonial_(Santo_Domingo)\">Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAXs\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Gente_CCSD_07_2018_0642.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/da\/Gente_CCSD_07_2018_0642.jpg\/330px-Gente_CCSD_07_2018_0642.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7666666666666666;width:265px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parque Col\u00f3n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of Santo Domingo&#8217;s most notable landmarks are located within the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciudad_Colonial_(Santo_Domingo)\">Zona Colonial<\/a>&nbsp;district of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990. The Colonial Zone, bordered by the R\u00edo Ozama, also has a collection of early 16th century buildings, including palatial houses and majestic churches that reflect the architectural style of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Late_Middle_Ages\">late Middle Ages<\/a>. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_and_Convent_of_los_Dominicos?action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Church and Convent of los Dominicos<\/a>&nbsp;is the oldest Catholic building in continuous use in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Americas\">Americas<\/a>, and was the headquarters of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_colonial_universities_in_Hispanic_America\">first university in the Americas<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-whc.unesco.org-13\">[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city&#8217;s most important historical buildings include the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catedral_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_La_Menor\">Catedral Santa Mar\u00eda La Menor<\/a>, the first cathedral of the Americas, which states its distinction; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alc%C3%A1zar_de_Col%C3%B3n\">Alc\u00e1zar de Col\u00f3n<\/a>, the first castle in the Americas, once the residence of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_viceroys_of_New_Spain\">Viceroy of the Indies<\/a>&nbsp;Don&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diego_Col%C3%B3n\">Diego Col\u00f3n<\/a>, a son of Christopher Columbus; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monasterio_de_San_Francisco\">Monasterio de San Francisco<\/a>, the ruins of the first&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monastery\">monastery<\/a>&nbsp;in the Americas; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales\">Museo de las Casas Reales<\/a>, in a monumental complex that includes the former Palace of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Santo_Domingo\">Governors<\/a>&nbsp;and the building of the former&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Audiencia_of_Santo_Domingo\">Royal Audiencia of Santo Domingo<\/a>; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortaleza_Ozama\">Fortaleza Ozama<\/a>, is one of the surviving sections of the Walls of Santo Domingo, which is the oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Pantheon_of_the_Dominican_Republic\">Pant\u00e9on Nacional<\/a>, a former&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jesuit\">Jesuit<\/a>&nbsp;edifice now hosting the remains of various renowned Dominicans; and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_and_Convent_of_los_Dominicos?action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Dominican Convent<\/a>, the first convent in the Americas.<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\">citation needed<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the north end of Calle Las Damas, the restored and expanded Plaza de Espa\u00f1a is bordered by Las Atarazanas (former naval yard, now a museum) and a number of small shops and restaurants. This area was the first European commercial center in the Americas, and is still a hub of activity today. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alc%C3%A1zar_de_Col%C3%B3n\">Alc\u00e1zar de Col\u00f3n<\/a>, having once been the colonial palace of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Columbus\">Columbus<\/a>&nbsp;family \u2013 beginning with his son Diego \u2013 is now a museum displaying period furniture and decorations. The building was originally built in 1510, and restored to its current appearance in 1952.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-41\">[37]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-42\">[38]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 700 million US dollar investment was made in the Port of the Ozama river adjacent to the Ciudad Colonial aiming to turn Santo Domingo into a port of call for luxury cruise ships and including a privately owned marina. The project is being completed by Sans Souc\u00ed Ports S.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mwAaU\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Puerta_del_Conde_CCSD_09_2018_1629.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/64\/Puerta_del_Conde_CCSD_09_2018_1629.jpg\/960px-Puerta_del_Conde_CCSD_09_2018_1629.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"154\" width=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/64\/Puerta_del_Conde_CCSD_09_2018_1629.jpg\/330px-Puerta_del_Conde_CCSD_09_2018_1629.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Puerta del Conde, built between 1543 and 1655, was the main entrance to the colonial fortified city of Santo Domingo\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puerta_del_Conde\">Puerta del Conde<\/a>, built between 1543 and 1655, was the main entrance to the colonial fortified city of Santo Domingo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bas%C3%ADlica_Menor_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_CCSD_07_2017_4676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6d\/Bas%C3%ADlica_Menor_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_CCSD_07_2017_4676.jpg\/960px-Bas%C3%ADlica_Menor_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_CCSD_07_2017_4676.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"154\" width=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6d\/Bas%C3%ADlica_Menor_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_CCSD_07_2017_4676.jpg\/330px-Bas%C3%ADlica_Menor_de_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_CCSD_07_2017_4676.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Gothic style Basilica Cathedral of Santa Mar\u00eda la Menor, was the first cathedral built in the Americas\"><\/a>Gothic style\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basilica_Cathedral_of_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_la_Menor\">Basilica Cathedral of Santa Mar\u00eda la Menor<\/a>, was the first cathedral built in the Americas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:SD_RD_03_2017_2126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5f\/SD_RD_03_2017_2126.jpg\/330px-SD_RD_03_2017_2126.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"154\" width=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5f\/SD_RD_03_2017_2126.jpg\/250px-SD_RD_03_2017_2126.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"The City Hall of Santo Domingo, building built between 1504 and the early 19th century, but its tower was built in 1913\"><\/a>The City Hall of Santo Domingo, building built between 1504 and the early 19th century, but its tower was built in 1913<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Baquero_0604.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b7\/Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Baquero_0604.JPG\/330px-Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Baquero_0604.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"154\" width=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b7\/Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Baquero_0604.JPG\/250px-Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Baquero_0604.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Edificio Baquero\"><\/a>Edificio Baquero<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Cerame_0254.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a2\/Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Cerame_0254.JPG\/960px-Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Cerame_0254.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"154\" width=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a2\/Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Cerame_0254.JPG\/330px-Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Cerame_0254.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Edificio Cerame\"><\/a>Edificio Cerame<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neighborhoods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distrito_Nacional\">Distrito Nacional<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAck\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sectors_of_the_Distrito_Nacional.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Sectors_of_the_Distrito_Nacional.png\/330px-Sectors_of_the_Distrito_Nacional.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9333333333333333;width:280px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Neighborhoods of Santo Domingo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city proper of Santo Domingo is subdivided into incorporated areas (neighborhoods) called&nbsp;<em>sectores<\/em>&nbsp;which could be considered as small urban towns. All&nbsp;<em>sectores<\/em>&nbsp;are serviced directly by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mayor\">municipal mayor&#8217;s office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sector regions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mwAdM\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Ciudad (city)<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2013 applies to the original older parts of town, many of which date back to the colonial times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>Ensanche<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(lit.\u2009&#8217;widening&#8217;) \u2013 usually, but not always, applied to the more \u00abmodern\u00bb parts of the city.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>Villa (village)<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2013 the urban outskirts of both the old city of Santo Domingo and the current (smaller) National District; originally they were separate villages, hence their names.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Government and politics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAeE\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Palacio_Nacional_SD_RD_02_2017_2005.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fc\/Palacio_Nacional_SD_RD_02_2017_2005.jpg\/250px-Palacio_Nacional_SD_RD_02_2017_2005.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4967741935483871;width:232px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Palace_(Dominican_Republic)\">National Palace<\/a>, in Santo Domingo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo is the center of the national government of the Dominican Republic. The President&#8217;s office and ministries, National Congress, Supreme Court of Justice, and other main government institutions are located in the metropolitan area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city is administered by the&nbsp;<em>Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional<\/em>&nbsp;(City Hall), which is responsible for municipal functions.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Mor%C3%A9Bergdoll2010-43\">[39]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;The current mayor of Santo Domingo is Carolina Mej\u00eda de Garrig\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic_National_Police\">Polic\u00eda Nacional<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;(National Police) and&nbsp;<em>Policia Tur\u00edstica<\/em>&nbsp;(Tourist Police) (POLITUR) are tasked with enforcing city safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Economy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Question_book-new.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/120px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"icon\" height=\"39\" width=\"50\"><\/a><\/td><td>This section&nbsp;<strong>needs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability\">more citations<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;Please help&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Santo_Domingo\">improve this section<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Referencing_for_beginners\">adding citations to reliable sources<\/a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence\">removed<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>(November 2022)<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<small><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Maintenance_template_removal\">Learn how and when to remove this message<\/a><\/small>)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAfM\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Dominican_Republic_Banks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Dominican_Republic_Banks.jpg\/250px-Dominican_Republic_Banks.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5621301775147929;width:190px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BanReservas?action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">BanReservas<\/a>&nbsp;(Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic) in Santo Domingo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city is the center of economic activity in the Dominican Republic. It is where most of the country&#8217;s wealth is concentrated and the seat of the national legislature, judicial, and executive government. Many national and international firms have their headquarters or regional offices in Santo Domingo. The city attracts many international firms and franchises, such as Ikea, Goldcorp and Barrick due to its location and economic stability.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-44\">[40]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The infrastructure is suitable for most business operations. A key element that has helped the city grow and compete globally is the telecommunications infrastructure. Santo Domingo and the Dominican Republic as a whole enjoy a modern and extensive telecommunications system liberalized in the late 1990s which has benefited from extensive foreign investment. This has attracted numerous call centers in recent years. Santo Domingo not only has an excellent telecommunications infrastructure but also a sizeable bilingual population that speaks English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city&#8217;s economic growth can be witnessed in the extensive vertical growth experienced across many of its neighborhoods. The construction boom is reflected in the many high density residential towers, shopping malls, elevated highways, the metro expansion and overall increase in commercial activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo has a thriving middle class contrasting with the significant pockets of poverty that remain as challenges for the future. Marginalized slum conditions exist mostly in the northeast quadrant of the city with smaller pockets extending across the city. Areas of extensive development include the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poligono_Central\">Poligono Central<\/a>, which is bordered by the Avenida John F. Kennedy northward 27 February Avenue south, Avenida Winston Churchill to the west and Avenida M\u00e1ximo G\u00f3mez to the east, and is characterized by its mixed development and its very active nightlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo has areas of high development, among them Serralles, Naco, Arroyo Hondo, Piantini, Urb Fernandez, Ens. Julieta, Paraiso, Los Prados, Bella Vista, Sarasota and other sectors, where most of the middle class can be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bella Vista and La Esperilla are currently the fastest growing sectors with large mega -projects. Gazcue belongs to the more traditional southeastern area of the city and is known for its buildings dating from the 1930s to the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Performing_arts\">performing arts<\/a>&nbsp;are very important in Santo Domingo. The city has its own&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Symphony_Orchestra_(Dominican_Republic)\">symphonic orchestra<\/a>, chamber orchestra, opera company, ballet company, folkloric company, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teatro_Nacional_(Santo_Domingo)\">national theater<\/a>, including a number of smaller groups. The Plaza of culture is the center of activity, but there are concerts, ballet, folklore, and other performances throughout the city. Casa de Teatro is the gathering place of avant garde artists, actors, and musicians. It stages art and literature exhibitions and offers painting, drama, and dancing courses and monthly contests for poetry, short stories, and other forms of literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAgg\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/53\/Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales01.jpg\/250px-Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales01.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7335907335907336;width:190px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales\">Palace of the Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo<\/a>&nbsp;was the first (oldest) headquarters of Spanish power in the New World.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-whc.unesco.org-13\">[10]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Now houses the Museo de las Casas Reales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAhE\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:SD-035.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/44\/SD-035.jpg\/250px-SD-035.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3297872340425532;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alc%C3%A1zar_de_Col%C3%B3n\">Alc\u00e1zar de Col\u00f3n<\/a>&nbsp;is the only known residence of a member of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Columbus\">Christopher Columbus<\/a>&#8216; family: his first son&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diego_Columbus\">Diego Columbus<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-45\">[41]<\/a><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo is the location of numerous museums, many of which are located in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciudad_Colonial_(Santo_Domingo)\">Zona Colonial<\/a>&nbsp;district.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-cultura-36\">[32]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;In the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciudad_Colonial_(Santo_Domingo)\">Zona Colonial<\/a>&nbsp;is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alc%C3%A1zar_de_Col%C3%B3n\">Museum of Alc\u00e1zar<\/a>, in Diego Colon&#8217;s palace,<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-ClammerGrosberg2008-46\">[42]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museo_de_las_Casas_Reales\">Museum of the Casas Reales<\/a>, with artefacts of the colonial period and a collection of ancient weapons donated by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Trujillo\">Trujillo<\/a>,<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-GUIDES2011-47\">[43]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;the Naval Museum of the Atarazanas, in the former naval yards, Museo de la Catedral,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memorial_Museum_of_Dominican_Resistance\">Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana<\/a>, documenting the struggle for freedom during the regimes of Trujillo and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Balaguer\">Balaguer<\/a>, Museo&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Pablo_Duarte\">Duarte<\/a>, dedicated to the hero of Dominican independence, and the World of Ambar Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAjE\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Amber_Museum,_Santo_Domingo,_Dominican_Republic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/da\/Amber_Museum%2C_Santo_Domingo%2C_Dominican_Republic.jpg\/250px-Amber_Museum%2C_Santo_Domingo%2C_Dominican_Republic.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7509881422924901;width:190px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Museo del \u00c1mbar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plaza de la Cultura also houses the city&#8217;s most important cultural venues, including the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teatro_Nacional_(Santo_Domingo)\">Teatro Nacional<\/a>&nbsp;(National Theater) and various museums; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Palace_(Dominican_Republic)\">Palacio Nacional<\/a>, which houses the Presidency of the Dominican Republic; the Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts), a neoclassical building that is the permanent home of the country&#8217;s National Symphony Orchestra; and the Boulevard 27 de Febrero, a pedestrian promenade located on the busy Avenida 27 de Febrero, which displays works of art from prominent Dominican artists and sculptors. Another attraction is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Centro_Ol%C3%ADmpico_Juan_Pablo_Duarte\">Centro Ol\u00edmpico Juan Pablo Duarte<\/a>, a sports complex in the center of Santo Domingo. This complex was used during the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_Pan_American_Games\">2003 Pan American Games<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Plaza de la Cultura are the Museum of the Dominican Man, with artifacts from the pre-Columbian&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ta%C3%ADno_people\">Ta\u00edno<\/a>&nbsp;civilization, the National Museum of History and Geography, the Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Modern Art. Other museums include the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museo_Bellapart\">Museo Bellapart<\/a>, a prominent private collection of 19th- and 20th-Century Dominican painting and sculpture and the Museo Prehispanico, a major private collection of pre-Columbian&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ta%C3%ADno\">Ta\u00edno<\/a>&nbsp;art.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-HarveyFullman2009-48\">[44]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media and communications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telecommunications_in_the_Dominican_Republic\">Telecommunications in the Dominican Republic<\/a>&nbsp;include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. There are 59 television stations in Santo Domingo.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-49\">[45]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Santo Domingo has the greatest number of television signals in the country. Additional cable television channels are provided by companies like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aster(Cable)?action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Aster<\/a>, Cable TV Dominicana,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SKY_M%C3%A9xico\">SKY Dominicana<\/a>, and Telecable. In Santo Domingo there are 100 different stations in AM frequency and 44 in FM frequency.<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\">citation needed<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parks and recreational areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city has various parks, many of which are relatively large. Santo Domingo (D.N) is surrounded by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo_Greenbelt\">Santo Domingo Greenbelt<\/a>. Mirador Norte Park lies in the north of the city, close to Villa Mella and Mirador Sur Park is located in the southwest section of the city. Mirador del Este is located on the East bank of the Ozama river and it is the seat of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbus_Lighthouse\">Columbus Lighthouse<\/a>. Independencia Park and Col\u00f3n Park are located in Zona Colonial. Zoo Parque Zool\u00f3gico Nacional is home to a range of 82\u2013100 both exotic and native plants and animal species.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-50\">[46]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAlU\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Botanischer_Garten_Santo_Domingo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Botanischer_Garten_Santo_Domingo.jpg\/250px-Botanischer_Garten_Santo_Domingo.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3297872340425532;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">National Botanical Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other notable parks include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mwAlo\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Parque Enriquillo<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baluarte_del_Conde#Parque_Independencia\">Parque Independencia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Parque Metropolitano Las Praderas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>El Malec\u00f3n<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dr._Rafael_Ma._Moscoso_National_Botanical_Garden\">Jard\u00edn Bot\u00e1nico Nacional<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Parque Zool\u00f3gico Nacional<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Barrio Chino de Santo Domingo<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Parque N\u00fa\u00f1ez de C\u00e1ceres<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Parque Iberoam\u00e9rica<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mirador_Sur\">Mirador Sur<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are eighteen universities in Santo Domingo, the highest number of any city in the Dominican Republic. Established in 1538, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Aut%C3%B3noma_de_Santo_Domingo\">Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Santo Domingo<\/a>&nbsp;(UASD) is the oldest university in the Americas and is also the only public university in the city.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Otfinoski2005-51\">[47]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Gray2001-52\">[48]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Santo Domingo holds the nation&#8217;s highest percentage of residents with a higher education degree.<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\">citation needed<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAnw\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:UASD.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/69\/UASD.jpg\/250px-UASD.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3297872340425532;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Entrance of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autonomous_University_of_Santo_Domingo\">Autonomous University of Santo Domingo<\/a>&nbsp;(UASD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other universities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mwAoI\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Adventista_Dominicana\">Universidad Adventista Dominicana<\/a>\u00a0(UNAD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_APEC\">Universidad APEC<\/a>\u00a0(UNAPEC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Instituto_Tecnol%C3%B3gico_de_Santo_Domingo\">Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico de Santo Domingo<\/a>\u00a0(INTEC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_del_Caribe_(RD)\">Universidad del Caribe<\/a>\u00a0(UNICARIBE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Iberoamericana_(UNIBE)\">Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)<\/a>\u00a0(UNIBE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_Santo_Domingo\">Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Santo Domingo<\/a>\u00a0(UCSD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_de_la_Tercera_Edad\">Universidad de la Tercera Edad<\/a>\u00a0(UTE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Tecnol%C3%B3gica_de_Santiago\">Universidad Tecnol\u00f3gica de Santiago<\/a>\u00a0(UTESA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Nacional_Pedro_Henr%C3%ADquez_Ure%C3%B1a\">Universidad Nacional Pedro Henr\u00edquez Ure\u00f1a<\/a>\u00a0(UNPHU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Instituto_de_Ciencias_Exactas\">Instituto de Ciencias Exactas<\/a>\u00a0(INCE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Organizaci%C3%B3n_y_M%C3%A9todo\">Universidad Organizaci\u00f3n y M\u00e9todo<\/a>\u00a0(O&amp;M)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Interamericana\">Universidad Interamericana<\/a>\u00a0(UNICA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Eugenio_Mar%C3%ADa_de_Hostos\">Universidad Eugenio Mar\u00eda de Hostos<\/a>\u00a0(UNIREMOS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Francisco_Henr%C3%ADquez_y_Carvajal\">Universidad Francisco Henr\u00edquez y Carvajal<\/a>\u00a0(UFHEC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Universidad Instituto Cultural Dom\u00ednico Americano (UNICDA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontificia_Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_Madre_y_Maestra\">Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Madre y Maestra<\/a>\u00a0(PUCMM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Universidad de Psicologia Industrial Dominicana (UPID)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transportation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Question_book-new.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/120px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"icon\" height=\"39\" width=\"50\"><\/a><\/td><td>This section&nbsp;<strong>needs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability\">more citations<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;Please help&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Santo_Domingo\">improve this section<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Referencing_for_beginners\">adding citations to reliable sources<\/a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence\">removed<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>(November 2022)<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<small><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Maintenance_template_removal\">Learn how and when to remove this message<\/a><\/small>)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAqU\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Stodgo_metro.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Stodgo_metro.jpg\/250px-Stodgo_metro.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7985611510791366;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo_Metro\">Santo Domingo Metro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Metro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo has an underground and elevated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rapid_transit\">rapid transit<\/a>&nbsp;metro system. As of April 2026 the system consists of 35 kilometers and 29 stations, making it the most extensive metro in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean\">Caribbean<\/a>&nbsp;and Central American region by total length and number of stations.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-List_of_metro_systems-53\">[49]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo_Metro\">Santo Domingo Metro<\/a>&nbsp;is part of a major \u00abNational Master Plan\u00bb to improve transportation in the city as well as the rest of the nation. The first line was planned to relieve traffic congestion in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DR-1\">M\u00e1ximo G\u00f3mez<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DR-13\">Hermanas Mirabal Avenue<\/a>. The second line, which opened in April 2013, is meant to relieve the congestion along the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DR-13\">Duarte-Kennedy-Centenario<\/a>&nbsp;Corridor in the city from west to east. As of August 2013, the metro consists of these two lines. Four more lines are planned to be constructed in the near future, for a total of six. According to government figures about 400,000 people ride the system each working day.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-SD-stats-54\">[50]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cable car<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018, a 5-kilometer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Telef%C3%A9rico_de_Santo_Domingo\">Telef\u00e9rico de Santo Domingo<\/a>&nbsp;(aerial cable car) was opened to provide service low income areas like Sabana Perdida in the east and north of the metropolitan area, and serve as a feeder for the metro. This cable car line is used by more than 12,000 people daily.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-55\">[51]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;In 2023 a second 5-kilometer cable car line opened to connect the neighboring municipality of Los Alcarrizos with the Santo Domingo Metro at Duarte Highway. The second line is used by over 10,000 people daily.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-56\">[52]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;As of May 2026 the cost of riding cable car system is 20 Dominican pesos for the first line (US$0.25) and 35 Dominican pesos (US$0.59) for the second line, unlimited free transfers from the telef\u00e9ricos lines to the metro are allowed.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-57\">[53]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;There is currently a third 7.8-kilometer cable car line under construction to connect the Herrera neighbhorhood to the metro system which is set to open in 2027.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-58\">[54]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OMSA bus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state-owned Oficina Metropolitana de Servicios de Autobuses (OMSA) operates 22 bus routes across much of the Greater Santo Domingo area, primarily serving major avenues such as Avenida 27 de Febrero, Avenida Luper\u00f3n, Avenida M\u00e1ximo G\u00f3mez, Avenida John F. Kennedy, and Avenida Abraham Lincoln. Fares range from 15 to 35 Dominican pesos (approximately US$0.25 to US$0.59), depending on the specific route and payment method. Some routes accept cash only, while others operate exclusively with electronic payments through the integrated transportation card used by the Santo Domingo Metro and cable car systems, as well as credit cards, debit cards, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. Certain routes allow a combination of payment methods and are fare-integrated with the metro and cable car networks. OMSA operates daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and transports an average of around 100,000 passengers on each weekday.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-59\">[55]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-60\">[56]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privately operated bus corridors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to OMSA bus services, Santo Domingo operates a network of privately managed bus corridors running along some of the city&#8217;s principal thoroughfares. These corridors are administered by private transportation operators and consortiums under state regulation and are intended to modernize the traditional public transport system. Prominent routes operate on avenues such as Avenida Independencia, Avenida N\u00fa\u00f1ez de C\u00e1ceres, Avenida Winston Churchill, and Avenida Charles de Gaulle. These services offer higher frequencies than the buses operated by Oficina Metropolitana de Servicios de Autobuses (OMSA). Fares cost RD$35 (approximately US$0.59) and are paid electronically through the integrated Metro smart card system, as well as by credit and debit cards, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. These corridors feature air-conditioned buses, designated stops, operational integration with the Santo Domingo Metro and Telef\u00e9rico networks and run from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-61\">[57]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taxis and ridesharing services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around 120 taxi companies operate in Santo Domingo. Taxi fares are generally not calculated using taximeters and instead must be agreed upon in advance between the driver and the passenger. Taxis may either be hailed directly from the street or requested through company dispatch services. In recent years, most taxi companies have also adopted WhatsApp-based booking systems that allow customers to request rides through text messages or voice notes. Ride-hailing applications are widely used across the city, particularly Uber, DiDi, and inDrive. The first two platforms also provide motorcycle taxi options, and users may generally pay either in cash or electronically with debit or credit cards.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-62\">[58]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Airports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo is served by two airports, the largest and most important of which is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Las_Am%C3%A9ricas_International_Airport\">Las Am\u00e9ricas International Airport<\/a>, commonly known as AILA. Located east of the city, it is Santo Domingo&#8217;s main international gateway, offering connections to destinations across North, Central, and South America, as well as Europe. The airport is also one of the hubs of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arajet\">Arajet<\/a>, which connects Santo Domingo with much of Latin America and several major cities in the United States. In addition, Las Am\u00e9ricas is the busiest cargo airport in the Caribbean and Central America, handling more than 355 million pounds of cargo in 2019.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-63\">[59]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city&#8217;s secondary airport is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Isabela_International_Airport\">La Isabela International Airport<\/a>, located in the northern section of the city, only a few kilometers from the city center. Built in the early 21st century, the airport serves international destinations across the Caribbean region in addition to charter flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Port_of_Santo_Domingo\">Port of Santo Domingo<\/a>&nbsp;is located on the Ozama River. Its location at the center of the Caribbean is well suited for flexible itinerary planning and has excellent support, road and airport infrastructure within the Santo Domingo region, which facilitate access and transfers. The port is suitable for both turnaround and transit calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The port&#8217;s renovation is part of a major redevelopment project, aimed at integrating the port area and the Zona Colonial and foster a cruise, yacht, and high-end tourism destination. Supported by legislation approved in 2005, the project, developed by the Sans Souci Group, also includes the development of a new sports marina and a&nbsp;122-acre (0.49&nbsp;km<sup>2<\/sup>)&nbsp;mixed-leisure real estate development adjacent to the port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intercity transportation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo is the main hub for intercity bus transportation in the Dominican Republic, with dozens of private companies operating frequent services to cities and towns across the country. Most long-distance routes depart from dedicated terminals located throughout the capital rather than from a single central station. Among the most important terminals are those of Caribe Tours, which serves much of the northern and southwestern regions of the country, Expreso B\u00e1varo for routes to Punta Cana and the eastern region, Transporte Espinal for services to Santiago de los Caballeros, and Expreso Vegano for routes to La Vega and other cities in the North. Major operators also provide connections to destinations such as Puerto Plata, La Romana, Hig\u00fcey, Las Terrenas, Saman\u00e1, Barahona, and San Francisco de Macor\u00eds. Services range from standard minibuses to modern air-conditioned coaches equipped with reclining seats, Wi-Fi, television screens, and onboard luggage compartments. Departures on the busiest routes often occur every few minutes throughout the day, particularly to Santiago and other major urban centers. Tickets are usually purchased directly at company terminals before departure.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-64\">[60]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-65\">[61]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-66\">[62]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo is the terminus of four of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Highways_and_routes_in_the_Dominican_Republic\">five national highways<\/a>. The city is connected to the southwest of the country by the national highway&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DR-2\">DR-2<\/a>&nbsp;(Autopista 30 de Mayo and Autopista S\u00e1nchez), and with the cities of the country&#8217;s northwest by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DR-1\">DR-1<\/a>&nbsp;(Expreso Kennedy,&nbsp;Corredor&nbsp;Autopista Duarte), which serves as a direct link to the city of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santiago_de_los_Caballeros\">Santiago de los Caballeros<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DR-3\">DR-3<\/a>&nbsp;(Autopista de Las Am\u00e9ricas) connects Santo Domingo directly to the east of the country, including the cities of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Pedro_de_Macor%C3%ADs\">San Pedro de Macor\u00eds<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Romana,_Dominican_Republic\">La Romana<\/a>, and major tourist sites such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punta_Cana\">Punta Cana<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%C3%A1varo\">B\u00e1varo<\/a>, and to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saman%C3%A1_Province\">Saman\u00e1 Province<\/a>&nbsp;(in the northeast) via the Samana Highway. In the city,&nbsp;<em>motoconchos<\/em>&nbsp;(motorcycle taxis),&nbsp;<em>guaguas<\/em>\/<em>voladoras<\/em>&nbsp;(low quality public buses), and&nbsp;<em>carros p\u00fablicos<\/em>\/<em>conchos<\/em>&nbsp;(shared taxis) are also common modes of transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main avenues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Question_book-new.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/120px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"icon\" height=\"39\" width=\"50\"><\/a><\/td><td>This section&nbsp;<strong>does not&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citing_sources\">cite<\/a>&nbsp;any&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability\">sources<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;Please help&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Santo_Domingo\">improve this section<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Referencing_for_beginners\">adding citations to reliable sources<\/a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence\">removed<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>(November 2022)<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<small><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Maintenance_template_removal\">Learn how and when to remove this message<\/a><\/small>)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/f\/f2\/Edit-clear.svg\/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/f\/f2\/Edit-clear.svg\/120px-Edit-clear.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"><\/td><td>This section&nbsp;<strong>is in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MOS:LIST\">list<\/a>&nbsp;format but may read better as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MOS:PROSE\">prose<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;You can help by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Santo_Domingo&amp;action=edit\">converting this section<\/a>, if appropriate.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Editing\">Editing help<\/a>&nbsp;is available.&nbsp;<em>(November 2022)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Expreso John F. Kennedy<\/strong>: This&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Controlled-access_highway\">expressway<\/a>&nbsp;crosses the National District from east to west in the north-central part. The Avenue consists of a total of ten lanes, five on each side. The two center lanes of the road are express lanes to facilitate transit. It also has several bypasses and elevated crossings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAxg\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:27_de_febrero_av._Santo_Domingo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e8\/27_de_febrero_av._Santo_Domingo.jpg\/250px-27_de_febrero_av._Santo_Domingo.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3297872340425532;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Avenida 27 de Febrero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida 27 de Febrero<\/strong>: It is the main avenue to cross the National District from east to west in the central part of Santo Domingo. It starts at the Juan Bosch bridge and crosses the entire city until the roundabout at the Plaza de la Bandera, which extends into the town of Santo Domingo West and ends on the Duarte Highway. The thoroughfare is composed of a total of ten lanes. Five on each side. The four lanes in the center of the avenue are express that facilitate transit in the city from east to west, with several elevated cross streets, overpasses and tunnels. It also has exclusive bus lanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar<\/strong>: It extends from Independence Park to the junction with the Avenue Winston Churchill. In its entirety, this avenue is composed of two local lanes one-way east- west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida Independencia<\/strong>: It extends from the intersection with Avenida Gregorio Luper\u00f3n to Independence Park. The avenue consists of a total of four lanes (two eastbound and two westbound ) from crossing with Av G. Luperon to the intersection of Avenida Italia . From the junction with Av Italy until Independence Park Avenue becomes one-way eastbound and contains only two lanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwAyI\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Obelisco_Santo_Domingo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/65\/Obelisco_Santo_Domingo.jpg\/250px-Obelisco_Santo_Domingo.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2626262626262625;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Avenida George Washington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida George Washington<\/strong>: It is colloquially referred as \u00abEl Malec\u00f3n\u00bb This is Santo Domingo&#8217;s Maritime Boulevard, running alongside the Caribbean sea&#8217;s waterfront. It extends from Palo Hincado Street to the intersection with Abraham Lincoln Avenue; from that point to the Haina River Highway 30 May extends also includes President Billini Walk, which starts in Palo Hincado street and joins the Avenida del Puerto along the western bank of the Ozama River. Throughout its entire length it is composed of four lanes (two on each side). On this Boulevard you will find the most exclusive hotels in the city, several casinos, the mixed business and residential high rise complex Malec\u00f3n Center, the Obelisk and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eugenio_Mar%C3%ADa_de_Hostos\">Eugenio Mar\u00eda de Hostos<\/a>&#8216; Park. This is also the Boulevard where the Santo Domingo Carnival parade takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida Winston Churchill<\/strong>: It extends from Kennedy Avenue to Avenida 27 de Febrero, from there on, it continues as Avenida Jimenez Moya to reach the Centro de los Heroes and finally the boardwalk. This thoroughfare is distinguished by its date palms that are planted on the sidewalks . Throughout its length the road is composed of six lanes (three on each side) and a large wooded median popularly known as Boulevard de la&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winston_Churchill\">Churchill<\/a>&nbsp;(\u00abChurchill&#8217;s Boulevard\u00bb) and within this lies the Boulevard of the Stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida Abraham Lincoln<\/strong>: extends from Avenida Kennedy to the seawall. The route consists of six lanes (three on each side) and a median suitable for jogging laid with palm trees. It traverses the city&#8217;s commercial and leisure city center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida Jos\u00e9 Ortega y Gasset<\/strong>: It extends from the Paseo de los Reyes Cat\u00f3licos Avenue until 27 de Febrero. The avenue consists of four lanes, two on each side. Along this avenue lies the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Centro_Ol%C3%ADmpico_Juan_Pablo_Duarte\">Centro Ol\u00edmpico Juan Pablo Duarte<\/a>&nbsp;athletic complex and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hospital_General_de_la_Plaza_de_la_Salud\">Hospital General de la Plaza de la Salud<\/a>&nbsp;medical complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida Tiradentes<\/strong>: It extends from the jetty in the south, through the state&#8217;s university&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universidad_Aut%C3%B3noma_de_Santo_Domingo\">Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Santo Domingo<\/a>. It extends to the north along Avenida 27 de Febrero, John F. Kennedy, and continuing north past the city&#8217;s baseball stadium&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estadio_Quisqueya\">Estadio Quisqueya<\/a>&nbsp;until it reaches the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parque_Zool%C3%B3gico_Nacional?action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Parque Zool\u00f3gico Nacional<\/a>&nbsp;National Zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida Gregorio Luper\u00f3n<\/strong>: It extends from Kennedy Avenue to Highway 30 May on the western edge of Santo Domingo. The thoroughfare consists of eight lanes, four on each side and a landscaped median. Local attractions located on this strip includes Gall\u00edstico Center Herrera Industrial Zone, and the Plaza de la Bandera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida M\u00e1ximo G\u00f3mez y B\u00e1ez<\/strong>: The city&#8217;s main south\u2013north avenue, it extends from the Malec\u00f3n to the Presidente Peynado bridge. The boulevard consists of four lanes, two on each side. Major buildings and points of interest along this boulevard are: the National Cemetery, Plaza de la Cultura which houses the National Theatre and the Palace of Fine Arts. There are also two universities (UNAPEC and UTESA), as well as the headquarters of the People&#8217;s Bank and five star hotel \u00abHotel Barcel\u00f3 Santo Domingo\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida Juan Pablo Duarte<\/strong>: It extends from the intersection of Avenida Paseo and Martyrs of the Catholic Monarchs to Calle Padre Billini in the Colonial Zone . The avenue consists of three lanes on a road north\u2013south direction becomes one lane to enter the Colonial Zone . This avenue is the main commerce route for low-income people throughout the metropolitan area with department stores, restaurants, and shops that offer goods and services at modest prices . In \u00abDuarte\u00bb (as popularly known) you can find the New Market, the Enriquillo Park, Duarte Commercial Square and Santo Domingo&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinatown\">Chinatown<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avenida Nicol\u00e1s de Ovando y C\u00e1ceres<\/strong>: Is located on the northern part of Santo Domingo starting at the roundabout Cristo Rey sector and corner with Ortega y Gasset, M\u00e1ximo G\u00f3mez, Arbert Duarte and Thomas avenues, among others; culminating in the sector of Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar . This avenue is characterized by many businesses that sell auto parts .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Question_book-new.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/120px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"icon\" height=\"39\" width=\"50\"><\/a><\/td><td>This section&nbsp;<strong>does not&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citing_sources\">cite<\/a>&nbsp;any&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability\">sources<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;Please help&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Santo_Domingo\">improve this section<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Referencing_for_beginners\">adding citations to reliable sources<\/a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence\">removed<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>(November 2022)<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<small><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Maintenance_template_removal\">Learn how and when to remove this message<\/a><\/small>)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/f\/f2\/Edit-clear.svg\/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/f\/f2\/Edit-clear.svg\/120px-Edit-clear.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"><\/td><td>This section&nbsp;<strong>is in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MOS:LIST\">list<\/a>&nbsp;format but may read better as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MOS:PROSE\">prose<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;You can help by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Santo_Domingo&amp;action=edit\">converting this section<\/a>, if appropriate.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Editing\">Editing help<\/a>&nbsp;is available.&nbsp;<em>(November 2022)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Baseball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\" id=\"mwA0Q\"><a class=\"mw-file-description\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Estadio_quisqueya_santo_domingo_dominican_republic_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/Estadio_quisqueya_santo_domingo_dominican_republic_1.jpg\/250px-Estadio_quisqueya_santo_domingo_dominican_republic_1.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.358695652173913;width:250px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Estadio Quisqueya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball\">Baseball<\/a>, introduced by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marine_Corps\">United States Marines<\/a>, is the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo is home to two of the six teams in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Professional_Baseball_League\">Dominican Professional Baseball League<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mwA0w\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tigres_del_Licey\">Tigres del Licey<\/a>, founded in 1907, have won 24 national championships since 1951. It is the most senior national team, winning 11\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_Series\">Caribbean Series<\/a>\u00a0titles as well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leones_del_Escogido\">Leones del Escogido<\/a>, founded in 1921, are winners of 16 national championships since 1951. It is the third team with the most championships won. The team has 4 titles won in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_Series\">Caribbean Series<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These two teams are based in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estadio_Quisqueya\">Estadio Quisqueya<\/a>&nbsp;located in Ensanche La Fe. The stadium underwent renovation in 2007, which expanded its number of seats and the overall look of the field. The bullpens are now enclosed and out of play. Former president Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez also announced in 2009 that there are plans to turn the stadium and the adjacent area into a modern sports complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basketball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basketball\">Basketball<\/a>&nbsp;Tournament&nbsp;<em>Superior<\/em>&nbsp;is held in the National District each year, with several teams participating and representing several sectors and social clubs of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the teams participating in the tournament include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>El Mill\u00f3n<\/em><em>Rafael Barias<\/em><em>Los Prados<\/em><em>Mauricio B\u00e1ez<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Mejoramiento social<\/em>&nbsp;(BAMESO)<em>Huellas del Siglo<\/em><em>San Carlos<\/em><em>San L\u00e1zaro<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city hosted the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_FIBA_Americas_Championship\">2005 FIBA Americas Championship<\/a>, which was played at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palacio_de_los_Deportes_Virgilio_Travieso_Soto\">Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sports clubs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Club Arroyo Hondo<\/em><em>Club Casa de Espa\u00f1a<\/em><em>Club de Villa Francisca<\/em><em>Club Los Prados<\/em><em>Club Mauricio B\u00e1ez<\/em><em>Club Deportivo Naco<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Club Para\u00edso<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Club_San_Carlos\">Club San Carlos<\/a><\/em><em>Club San L\u00e1zaro<\/em><em>Club Santo Domingo<\/em><em>Club Liban\u00e9s Sirio Palestino<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twin towns&nbsp;\u2013 sister cities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_the_Caribbean#Dominican_Republic\">List of twin towns and sister cities in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Question_book-new.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/120px-Question_book-new.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"icon\" height=\"39\" width=\"50\"><\/a><\/td><td>This section&nbsp;<strong>needs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability\">more citations<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;Please help&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Santo_Domingo\">improve this section<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Referencing_for_beginners\">adding citations to reliable sources<\/a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence\">removed<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>(February 2015)<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<small><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Maintenance_template_removal\">Learn how and when to remove this message<\/a><\/small>)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities\">twinned<\/a>&nbsp;with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colombia\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/21\/Flag_of_Colombia.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/21\/Flag_of_Colombia.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Colombia\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bogot%C3%A1\">Bogot\u00e1<\/a>, Colombia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Flag_of_Argentina.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"14\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Flag_of_Argentina.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Argentina\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buenos_Aires\">Buenos Aires<\/a>, Argentina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venezuela\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/06\/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/06\/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Venezuela\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caracas\">Caracas<\/a>, Venezuela<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/99\/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/99\/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Philippines\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catbalogan\">Catbalogan<\/a>, Philippines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/05\/Flag_of_Brazil.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/05\/Flag_of_Brazil.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Brazil\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Curitiba\">Curitiba<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\">Brazil<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-memoria_2002_2003-67\">[63]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fc\/Flag_of_Mexico.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"13\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fc\/Flag_of_Mexico.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Mexico\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guadalajara\">Guadalajara<\/a>, Mexico<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Guadalajara_sisters-68\">[64]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Israel.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"21\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Israel.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Israel\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haifa\">Haifa<\/a>, Israel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bd\/Flag_of_Cuba.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bd\/Flag_of_Cuba.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Cuba\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Havana\">Havana<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\">Cuba<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-memoria_2002_2003-67\">[63]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fa\/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fa\/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hunan\">Hunan<\/a>\u00a0province,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\">China<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-69\">[65]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Spain\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Muela\">La Muela<\/a>, Spain<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-memoria_2002_2003-67\">[63]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Spain\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madrid\">Madrid<\/a>, Spain<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-70\">[66]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/05\/Flag_of_Brazil.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/05\/Flag_of_Brazil.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Brazil\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manaus\">Manaus<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\">Brazil<\/a>\u00a0(2009)<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-71\">[67]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/c\/c3\/Flag_of_France.svg\/60px-Flag_of_France.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/c\/c3\/Flag_of_France.svg\/40px-Flag_of_France.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"France\"><\/a>\u00a0Paris, France<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Spain\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontevedra\">Pontevedra<\/a>, Spain<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-72\">[68]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"United States\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Providence,_Rhode_Island\">Providence, Rhode Island<\/a>, United States<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-memoria_2002_2003-67\">[63]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Flag_of_Argentina.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"14\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Flag_of_Argentina.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Argentina\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosario\">Rosario<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\">Argentina<\/a><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-Rosario_twinnings-73\">[69]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecuador\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e8\/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e8\/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Ecuador\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quito\">Quito<\/a>, Ecuador<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spain\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Spain\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife\">Santa Cruz de Tenerife<\/a>, Spain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/99\/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/99\/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Philippines\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santiago,_Isabela\">Santiago<\/a>, Philippines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/72\/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/72\/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Taiwan\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taipei\">Taipei<\/a>, Taiwan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Korea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg\/60px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg\/40px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"South Korea\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seoul\">Seoul<\/a>, South Korea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Korea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg\/60px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg\/40px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"South Korea\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Busan\">Busan<\/a>, South Korea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo has four&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sister_cities\">sister cities<\/a>&nbsp;designated by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sister_Cities_International\">Sister Cities International<\/a>:<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-sci-74\">[70]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"United States\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\"><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Augustine,_Florida\">St. Augustine, Florida<\/a>, United States<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"United States\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\"><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miami-Dade_County,_Florida\">Miami-Dade County, Florida<\/a>, United States<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-sci-74\">[70]<\/a><\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"United States\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\"><\/a>&nbsp;Miami, United States<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-sci-74\">[70]<\/a><\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"United States\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\"><\/a>&nbsp;New York, United States<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-sci-74\">[70]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-New_York_sisters-75\">[71]<\/a><\/sup><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mwA7o\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:AMH-6754-NA_Bird's_eye_view_of_the_city_of_Santo_Domingo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cd\/AMH-6754-NA_Bird%27s_eye_view_of_the_city_of_Santo_Domingo.jpg\/960px-AMH-6754-NA_Bird%27s_eye_view_of_the_city_of_Santo_Domingo.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"160\" width=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cd\/AMH-6754-NA_Bird%27s_eye_view_of_the_city_of_Santo_Domingo.jpg\/330px-AMH-6754-NA_Bird%27s_eye_view_of_the_city_of_Santo_Domingo.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Santo Domingo city as depicted by Johannes Vingboons in 1665. Nationaal Archief\"><\/a>Santo Domingo city as depicted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johannes_Vingboons\">Johannes Vingboons<\/a>\u00a0in 1665.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nationaal_Archief\">Nationaal Archief<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Diez_0591.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/36\/Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Diez_0591.JPG\/330px-Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Diez_0591.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"160\" width=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/36\/Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Diez_0591.JPG\/250px-Santo_Domingo_-_Edificio_Diez_0591.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Edificio Diez\"><\/a>Edificio Diez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Statue_of_Antonio_de_Montesinos,_Santo_Domingo_D.R.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/eb\/Statue_of_Antonio_de_Montesinos%2C_Santo_Domingo_D.R.jpg\/500px-Statue_of_Antonio_de_Montesinos%2C_Santo_Domingo_D.R.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/eb\/Statue_of_Antonio_de_Montesinos%2C_Santo_Domingo_D.R.jpg\/250px-Statue_of_Antonio_de_Montesinos%2C_Santo_Domingo_D.R.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Statue of Antonio de Montesinos\"><\/a>Statue of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonio_de_Montesinos\">Antonio de Montesinos<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Statue_of_Pablo_Duarte_at_Av.John_F._Kennedy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/c\/c1\/Statue_of_Pablo_Duarte_at_Av.John_F._Kennedy.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled 2x\" height=\"160\" width=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c1\/Statue_of_Pablo_Duarte_at_Av.John_F._Kennedy.jpg\/330px-Statue_of_Pablo_Duarte_at_Av.John_F._Kennedy.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"John F. Kennedy Avenue, Santo Domingo\"><\/a>John F. Kennedy Avenue, Santo Domingo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:SD_Noche_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/5\/54\/SD_Noche_2.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled 2x\" height=\"160\" width=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/5\/54\/SD_Noche_2.jpg\/500px-SD_Noche_2.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Santo Domingo at night\"><\/a>Santo Domingo at night<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Avenida_Anacaona.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Avenida_Anacaona.jpg\/330px-Avenida_Anacaona.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"210\" width=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Avenida_Anacaona.jpg\/250px-Avenida_Anacaona.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Anacaona Avenue in Santo Domingo. Mirador del Sur park\"><\/a>Anacaona Avenue in Santo Domingo. Mirador del Sur park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Iglesia_de_Las_Mercedes_CCSD_09_2018_1476.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/51\/Iglesia_de_Las_Mercedes_CCSD_09_2018_1476.jpg\/960px-Iglesia_de_Las_Mercedes_CCSD_09_2018_1476.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"210\" width=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/51\/Iglesia_de_Las_Mercedes_CCSD_09_2018_1476.jpg\/500px-Iglesia_de_Las_Mercedes_CCSD_09_2018_1476.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Church of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Las Mercedes\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_of_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_Las_Mercedes,_Santo_Domingo?action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Church of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Las Mercedes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:DOMREP-s-dom-panteon-innen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/02\/DOMREP-s-dom-panteon-innen.jpg\/330px-DOMREP-s-dom-panteon-innen.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"210\" width=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/02\/DOMREP-s-dom-panteon-innen.jpg\/250px-DOMREP-s-dom-panteon-innen.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"National pantheon\"><\/a>National pantheon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Calle_Arzobispo_Meri%C3%B1o_CCSD_07_2019_CCSD_07_2019_0023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Calle_Arzobispo_Meri%C3%B1o_CCSD_07_2019_CCSD_07_2019_0023.jpg\/960px-Calle_Arzobispo_Meri%C3%B1o_CCSD_07_2019_CCSD_07_2019_0023.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"210\" width=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Calle_Arzobispo_Meri%C3%B1o_CCSD_07_2019_CCSD_07_2019_0023.jpg\/500px-Calle_Arzobispo_Meri%C3%B1o_CCSD_07_2019_CCSD_07_2019_0023.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Calle Arzobispo Meri\u00f1o\"><\/a>Calle Arzobispo Meri\u00f1o<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notable people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:People_from_Santo_Domingo\">Category:People from Santo Domingo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mwA_g\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JM_Balbuena?action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">JM Balbuena<\/a>\u00a0(born 1984), Afro-Latina Dominican-American author and filmmaker<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-76\">[72]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oscar_de_la_Renta\">Oscar de la Renta<\/a>\u00a0(1932\u20132014), fashion designer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Luis_Guerra\">Juan Luis Guerra<\/a>\u00a0(born 1957), Dominican musician and record producer<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-77\">[73]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeannette_Miller\">Jeannette Miller<\/a>, Dominican poet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josefa_Perdomo\">Josefa Perdomo<\/a>\u00a0(1834\u20131896), Dominican poet<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-78\">[74]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonia_Ram%C3%ADrez\">Antonia Ram\u00edrez<\/a>\u00a0(died 2024), singer and language activist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See also<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mwBBM\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg\/120px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" height=\"21\" width=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"flag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Dominican_Republic\">Dominican Republic portal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mwBBQ\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ciudad_Colonial_(Santo_Domingo)\">Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_oldest_buildings_in_the_Americas\">List of oldest buildings in the Americas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Dominican_Republic\">History of the Dominican Republic<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas\">Spanish colonization of the Americas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_cities_in_the_Dominican_Republic\">List of cities in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_the_Dominican_Republic\">Culture of the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_cities_in_the_Caribbean\">List of cities in the Caribbean<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"mwBCg\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-5\"><\/a>\u00a0The metro area is defined as the municipalities belonging to the\u00a0<strong>Commonwealth of the Greater Santo Domingo<\/strong>\u00a0(Mancomunidad del Gran Santo Domingo).<br>These municipalities are:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distrito_Nacional\">Distrito Nacional<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo_Este\">Santo Domingo Este<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo_Norte\">Santo Domingo Norte<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo_Oeste\">Santo Domingo Oeste<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Alcarrizos\">Los Alcarrizos<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boca_Chica\">Boca Chica<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pedro_Brand\">Pedro Brand<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Antonio_de_Guerra\">San Antonio de Guerra<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Crist%C3%B3bal,_Dominican_Republic\">San Crist\u00f3bal<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bajos_de_Haina\">Bajos de Haina<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Gregorio_de_Nigua\">San Gregorio de Nigua<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-8\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\">\/\u02ccs\u00e6nto\u028a\u00a0d\u0259\u02c8m\u026a\u014b\u0261o\u028a\/<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\"><em>SAN-toh d\u0259-MING-goh<\/em><\/a>;\u00a0Spanish:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Spanish\">[\u02c8santo\u00a0\u00f0o\u02c8mi\u014b\u0261o]<\/a>; named after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Dominic\">Saint Dominic<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-10\"><\/a>\u00a0The National District (N.D.) strictly refers to the city proper (i.e. excluding the surrounding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo_Province\">Santo Domingo Province<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-27\"><\/a>\u00a0The English troops withdrew and took the less guarded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colony_of_Santiago\">colony of Jamaica<\/a>\u00a0instead.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_note-26\">[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"mwBHA\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-listado_1-0\"><\/a>\u00a0(in Spanish)\u00a0<em>Superficies a nivel de municipios<\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/one.gob.do\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=63&amp;Itemid=283\">Oficina Nacional de Estad\u00edstica<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141117024714\/http:\/\/one.gob.do\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=63&amp;Itemid=283\">Archived<\/a>\u00a017 November 2014 at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine\">Wayback Machine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-2\"><\/a>\u00a0De la Fuente, Santiago (1976).\u00a0<em>Geograf\u00eda Dominicana<\/em>\u00a0(in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-Oficina_Nacional_de_Estadistica_3-0\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.gob.do\/media\/vrxlx3jv\/infografia-xcnpv.pdf\">\u00abProvincias Dominicanas\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0(PDF).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250215162101\/https:\/\/www.one.gob.do\/media\/vrxlx3jv\/infografia-xcnpv.pdf\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)\u00a0from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved\u00a018 September\u00a02023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-4\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alcaldiasdn.gob.do\/carlos-guzman-es-electo-como-presidente-de-la-mancomunidad-del-gran-santo-domingo\/\">\u00abCarlos Guzm\u00e1n es electo como presidente de la Mancomunidad del gran Santo Domingo\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0(in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Santo Domingo Norte.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240201055857\/https:\/\/alcaldiasdn.gob.do\/carlos-guzman-es-electo-como-presidente-de-la-mancomunidad-del-gran-santo-domingo\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved\u00a01 February\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-2022census_6-0\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.gob.do\/publicaciones\/2023\/informe-basico-xcnpv\/\">\u00abInforme b\u00e1sico XCPV\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240201055857\/https:\/\/www.one.gob.do\/publicaciones\/2023\/informe-basico-xcnpv\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved\u00a01 February\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-TelluBase_7-0\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tellusant.com\/repo\/tb\/tellubase_factsheet_dom.pdf\">\u00abTelluBase\u2014Dominican Rep. Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0(PDF). Tellusant.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241112203544\/https:\/\/tellusant.com\/repo\/tb\/tellubase_factsheet_dom.pdf\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)\u00a0from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved\u00a011 January\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-9\"><\/a>\u00a0Bourne, Kevin.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citymayors.com\/government\/caribbean-local-government.html\">\u00abLocal government in the Caribbean\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>City Mayors<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230406033528\/http:\/\/www.citymayors.com\/government\/caribbean-local-government.html\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 6 April 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-11\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citypopulation.de\/en\/domrep\/admin\/01__distrito_nacional\/\">\u00abDistrito Nacional (National District, Dominican Republic) &#8211; Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>www.citypopulation.de<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a017 December\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-12\"><\/a>\u00a0Corripio, Grupo de medios (2 December 2023).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hoy.com.do\/gran-santo-domingo-con-3-7-millones-personas\/\">\u00abGran Santo Domingo con 3.7 millones personas\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Hoy Digital<\/em>\u00a0(in Spanish).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241219094607\/https:\/\/hoy.com.do\/gran-santo-domingo-con-3-7-millones-personas\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved\u00a017 December\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-whc.unesco.org_13-0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-whc.unesco.org_13-1\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-whc.unesco.org_13-2\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-whc.unesco.org_13-3\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/526\">\u00abColonial City of Santo Domingo\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>UNESCO World Heritage Centre<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240303045438\/https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/526\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 3 March 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-14\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200809034153\/http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/nac\/geoportal.php?country=DO&amp;language=E\">\u00abComisi\u00f3n Nacional Dominicana para la UNESCO\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>UNESCO<\/em>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/nac\/geoportal.php?country=DO&amp;language=S\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on 9 August 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-15\"><\/a>\u00a0Statistics, Statistics.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portuaria.gob.do\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Estadisticas-2019.pdf\">\u00abStatistics 2019\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0(PDF).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-Perez2011_16-0\"><\/a>\u00a0Perez, Cosme E. (20 December 2011).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=AkDQoaMzrk0C&amp;pg=PA27\"><em>Quisqueya: un pa\u00eds en el mundo: La Revelacin\u0324 Maya Del 2012<\/em><\/a>. Palibrio. p.\u00a027.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-1-4633-1368-5\"><bdi>978-1-4633-1368-5<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-Greenberger2003_17-0\"><\/a>\u00a0Greenberger, Robert (1 January 2003).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=ov7PNM3NcC0C&amp;pg=PA35\"><em>Juan Ponce de Le\u00f3n: The Exploration of Florida and the Search for the Fountain of Youth<\/em><\/a>. The Rosen Publishing Group. p.\u00a035.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-0-8239-3627-4\"><bdi>978-0-8239-3627-4<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-BoltonMarshall2005_18-0\"><\/a>\u00a0Bolton, Herbert E.; Marshall, Thomas Maitland (30 April 2005).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=YN64ri8RH80C&amp;pg=PA17\"><em>The Colonization of North America 1492 to 1783<\/em><\/a>. Kessinger Publishing. p.\u00a017.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-0-7661-9438-0\"><bdi>978-0-7661-9438-0<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Link_rot\">permanent dead link<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-Clayton2011_19-0\"><\/a>\u00a0Clayton, Lawrence A. (25 January 2011).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=NP1WfJFLePsC&amp;pg=PA19\"><em>Bartolom de Las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas<\/em><\/a>. John Wiley &amp; Sons. p.\u00a019.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-1-4051-9427-3\"><bdi>978-1-4051-9427-3<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-20\"><\/a>\u00a0Meining 1986:9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-Floyd_21-0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-Floyd_21-1\"><\/a>\u00a0Floyd, Troy (1973).\u00a0<em>The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492\u20131526<\/em>. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp.\u00a055, 73.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-:11_22-0\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dbe.rah.es\/biografias\/76618\/diego-de-medrano\">\u00abDiego de Medrano | Real Academia de la Historia\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>dbe.rah.es<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240203172240\/https:\/\/dbe.rah.es\/biografias\/76618\/diego-de-medrano\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved\u00a03 February\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-loc3_23-0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-loc3_23-1\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/dominican-republic\/3.htm\">\u00abDominican Republic \u2013 THE FIRST COLONY\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Library_of_Congress\">Library of Congress<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20101213213711\/http:\/\/countrystudies.us\/dominican-republic\/3.htm\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved\u00a018 March\u00a02009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-24\"><\/a>\u00a0Public Record Office, SP 12\/189, 42, letter of Nicholas Clever to Nicholas Turner, merchant, 26 May 1586.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-25\"><\/a>\u00a0Langley, Lester D. (January 1989).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/americaamericas00lang\"><em>America and the Americas: The United States in the Western Hemisphere<\/em><\/a>. University of Georgia Press. p.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/americaamericas00lang\/page\/5\">5<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/9780820311036\"><bdi>9780820311036<\/bdi><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-26\"><\/a>\u00a0Marley, David (1998).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=rdvp3cGJUZoC&amp;q=%22Santo+Domingo%22+1655+Penn+Venables&amp;pg=PA148\"><em>Wars of the Americas<\/em><\/a>. ABC-CLIO. pp.\u00a0148\u2013149.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/9780874368376\"><bdi>9780874368376<\/bdi><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-28\"><\/a>\u00a0Bradley, Peter T.\u00a0<em>British Maritime Enterprise in the New World: From the Late Fifteenth to the Mid-eighteenth Century<\/em>. p.\u00a0152.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-29\"><\/a>\u00a0Ricourt, Milagros (2016).\u00a0<em>The Dominican Racial Imaginary: Surveying the Landscape of Race and Nation in Hispaniola<\/em>. Rutgers University Press. p.\u00a057.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-30\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/libraries.ucsd.edu\/locations\/sshl\/resources\/featured-collections\/latin-american-elections-statistics\/dominican-republic\/elections-and-events-17911849.html\">\u00abElections and Events 1791\u20131849\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_California-San_Diego\">University of California-San Diego<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140703025138\/https:\/\/libraries.ucsd.edu\/locations\/sshl\/resources\/featured-collections\/latin-american-elections-statistics\/dominican-republic\/elections-and-events-17911849.html\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved\u00a018 March\u00a02009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-31\"><\/a>\u00a0Mary Louise Pratt, Imperial Eyes, 2007, p. 70<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-32\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.colonialzone-dr.com\/stodgo_map-lenin.pdf\">\u00abCity street map of Santo Domingo at www.colonialzone-dr.com\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0(PDF).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211224042957\/https:\/\/www.colonialzone-dr.com\/stodgo_map-lenin.pdf\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)\u00a0from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved\u00a020 March\u00a02009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-33\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200805201534\/https:\/\/uca.edu\/politicalscience\/dadm-project\/western-hemisphere-region\/dominican-republic-1902-present\/\">\u00abDominican Republic (1902\u2013present)\u00bb<\/a>. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uca.edu\/politicalscience\/dadm-project\/western-hemisphere-region\/dominican-republic-1902-present\/\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on 5 August 2020. Retrieved\u00a024 November\u00a02019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-Derby2009_34-0\"><\/a>\u00a0Derby, Lauren (26 June 2009).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=Nzqw4w91vucC&amp;pg=PA66\"><em>The Dictator&#8217;s Seduction: Politics and the Popular Imagination in the Era of Trujillo<\/em><\/a>. Duke University Press. p.\u00a066.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-0-8223-4482-7\"><bdi>978-0-8223-4482-7<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-35\"><\/a>\u00a0Palmer, Bruce (2015).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=I5UfBgAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA137\"><em>Intervention in the Caribbean: The Dominican Crisis of 1965<\/em><\/a>. University Press of Kentucky. p.\u00a0137.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/9780813150024\"><bdi>9780813150024<\/bdi><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-cultura_36-0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-cultura_36-1\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cultura.gov.do\/dependencias\/museos\/direcciongeneraldemuseos.htm\">\u00abSecretar\u00eda de Estado de Cultura\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090210004906\/http:\/\/www.cultura.gov.do\/dependencias\/museos\/direcciongeneraldemuseos.htm\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved\u00a018 March\u00a02009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-records_37-0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-records_37-1\"><\/a>\u00a0Mej\u00eda, Mariela (7 January 2011).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131104214132\/http:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/noticias\/2011\/01\/07\/i274915_frio-extremo-calor-agobiante.html\">\u00abFr\u00edo extremo, calor agobiante\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0(in Spanish). Diario Libre. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/noticias\/2011\/01\/07\/i274915_frio-extremo-calor-agobiante.html\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on 4 November 2013. Retrieved\u00a02 May\u00a02017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-38\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/data\/oceans\/archive\/arc0216\/0253808\/5.5\/data\/0-data\/Region-4-WMO-Normals-9120\/DominicanRepublic\/CSV\/SantoDomingo_78486.csv\">\u00abSanto Domingo Climate Normals for 1991-2020\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0(CSV). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved\u00a02 September\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-normales_39-0\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191221040137\/http:\/\/onamet.gob.do\/transparencia\/phocadownload\/datos-abiertos\/Datos-Extremos\/Datos%20climatologicos%20normales%20y%20extremos%2071-2000%20estaciones%20Sinopticas%20-%20tercer%20trimestre%202019.xlsx\">\u00abDatos climatol\u00f3gicos normales y extremos 71\u20132000 estaciones Sin\u00f3pticas \u2013 tercer trimestre 2019\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0(in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Meteorolog\u00eda. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onamet.gob.do\/transparencia\/phocadownload\/datos-abiertos\/Datos-Extremos\/Datos%20climatologicos%20normales%20y%20extremos%2071-2000%20estaciones%20Sinopticas%20-%20tercer%20trimestre%202019.xlsx\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on 21 December 2019. Retrieved\u00a020 December\u00a02019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-meteoclimat_40-0\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org\/index.php?page=stati&amp;id=1747\">\u00abStation Santo Domingo\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0(in French). Meteo Climat.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200328224821\/http:\/\/meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org\/index.php?page=stati&amp;id=1747\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 28 March 2020. 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Retrieved\u00a029 September\u00a02019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-ClammerGrosberg2008_46-0\"><\/a>\u00a0Clammer, Paul; Grosberg, Michael; Porup, Jens (1 October 2008).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=Kjde3Fmwb7IC&amp;pg=PA79\"><em>Dominican Republic and Haiti<\/em><\/a>. Lonely Planet. p.\u00a079.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-1-74104-292-4\"><bdi>978-1-74104-292-4<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-GUIDES2011_47-0\"><\/a>\u00a0DK TRAVEL GUIDES (1 September 2011).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=MlyE7a0Tpv8C&amp;pg=PT77\"><em>DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Dominican Republic<\/em><\/a>. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p.\u00a077.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-1-4053-6102-6\"><bdi>978-1-4053-6102-6<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-HarveyFullman2009_48-0\"><\/a>\u00a0Harvey, Sean; Fullman, Joe (1 January 2009).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=ffcpuDEw8p8C&amp;pg=PA90\"><em>The Rough Guide to the Dominican Republic<\/em><\/a>. Rough Guides. p.\u00a090.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-1-85828-811-6\"><bdi>978-1-85828-811-6<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-49\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rentechdigital.com\/smartscraper\/business-report-details\/dominican-republic\/distrito-nacional\/santo-domingo\/television-stations\">\u00abList Of Television stations in Santo Domingo | SmartScrapers\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>SmartScraper<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240329021007\/https:\/\/rentechdigital.com\/smartscraper\/business-report-details\/dominican-republic\/distrito-nacional\/santo-domingo\/television-stations\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved\u00a029 March\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-50\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/a-z-animals.com\/animals\/location\/central-america\/dominican-republic\/\">\u00abAnimals in Dominican Republic: List, Facts, Endangered Species, and Pictures\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>AZ Animals<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220217163049\/https:\/\/a-z-animals.com\/animals\/location\/central-america\/dominican-republic\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved\u00a017 February\u00a02022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-Otfinoski2005_51-0\"><\/a>\u00a0Otfinoski, Steven (30 January 2005).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=0Cmfv5KpNnsC&amp;pg=PA19\"><em>Juan Ponce de Le\u00f3n: Discoverer of Florida<\/em><\/a>. Marshall Cavendish. p.\u00a019.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-0-7614-1610-4\"><bdi>978-0-7614-1610-4<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-Gray2001_52-0\"><\/a>\u00a0Gray, Dulce Mar\u00eda (2001).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/highliteracyethn0000gray\"><em>High Literacy and Ethnic Identity: Dominican American Schooling in Transition<\/em><\/a>. Rowman &amp; Littlefield. p.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/highliteracyethn0000gray\/page\/38\">38<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-0-7425-0005-1\"><bdi>978-0-7425-0005-1<\/bdi><\/a>. Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-List_of_metro_systems_53-0\"><\/a>\u00a0See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_metro_systems\">List of metro systems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-SD-stats_54-0\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanrail.net\/am\/sdom\/santo-domingo.htm\">\u00abSanto Domingo Metro\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>UrbanRail.Net<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a023 May\u00a02026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-55\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armariolibre.com.do\/al\/index.php\/component\/k2\/item\/13753-metro-de-santo-domingo-establece-record-en-transporte-de-pasajeros-en-el-2018-metro-y-teleferico-montan-mas-de-89-millones-usuarios\">\u00abMetro de Santo Domingo establece r\u00e9cord en transporte de pasajeros en el 2018; Metro y Telef\u00e9rico montan m\u00e1s de 89 millones usuarios\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Armario Libre<\/em>\u00a0(in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 7 January 2019. Retrieved\u00a023 January\u00a02019.<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Link_rot\">permanent dead link<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-56\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DW91jTWgQ-F\/\">\u00abInstagram\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>www.instagram.com<\/em>. 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Retrieved\u00a02 May\u00a02026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-63\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arajet.com\/en-us\/home\">\u00abFly across the Americas | Low fares with Arajet\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Arajet<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a02 May\u00a02026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-64\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/expresobavaro.com\/paradas-autobus-santo-domingo-bavaro-punta-cana\">\u00abExpreso B\u00e1varo &#8211; Paradas de autob\u00fas en el trayecto de Santo Domingo a B\u00e1varo-Punta Cana\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>expresobavaro.com<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a02 May\u00a02026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-65\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/caribetours.com.do\/\">\u00abCaribe Tours\u00bb<\/a>. 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Retrieved\u00a027 June\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-70\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.munimadrid.es\/portal\/site\/munimadrid\/menuitem.dbd5147a4ba1b0aa7d245f019fc08a0c\/?vgnextoid=4e84399a03003110VgnVCM2000000c205a0aRCRD&amp;vgnextchannel=4e98823d3a37a010VgnVCM100000d90ca8c0RCRD&amp;vgnextfmt=especial1&amp;idContenido=684a7aefd9b5b010VgnVCM100000d90ca8c0RCRD\">\u00abMapa Mundi de las ciudades hermanadas\u00bb<\/a>. Ayuntamiento de Madrid.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20081225063643\/http:\/\/www.munimadrid.es\/portal\/site\/munimadrid\/menuitem.dbd5147a4ba1b0aa7d245f019fc08a0c\/?vgnextoid=4e84399a03003110VgnVCM2000000c205a0aRCRD&amp;vgnextchannel=4e98823d3a37a010VgnVCM100000d90ca8c0RCRD&amp;vgnextfmt=especial1&amp;idContenido=684a7aefd9b5b010VgnVCM100000d90ca8c0RCRD\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 25 December 2008. 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Retrieved\u00a04 June\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-72\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.listin.com.do\/app\/article.aspx?id=7245\">La Guardia y Santo Domingo, dos ciudades hermanas<\/a>\u00a0(Spanish)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20081220144031\/http:\/\/www.listin.com.do\/app\/article.aspx?id=7245\">Archived<\/a>\u00a020 December 2008 at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine\">Wayback Machine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-Rosario_twinnings_73-0\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150319103223\/http:\/\/www.rosario.gov.ar\/mr\/mri\/www\/city-city-program\/town-twinning-agreements\">\u00abTown Twinning Agreements\u00bb<\/a>. Municipalidad de Rosario \u2013 Buenos Aires 711. Archived from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rosario.gov.ar\/mr\/mri\/www\/city-city-program\/town-twinning-agreements\">the original<\/a>\u00a0on 19 March 2015. Retrieved\u00a014 October\u00a02014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-sci_74-0\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-sci_74-1\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-sci_74-2\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-sci_74-3\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sister-cities.org\/icrc\/directory\/Caribbean\/DomRepub\">Online Directory: Dominican Republic, Caribbean<\/a>\u00a0Sister Cities International, Inc. 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Retrieved\u00a016 December\u00a02012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-76\"><\/a>\u00a0Flowers, News of (31 July 2023).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.hallofflowers.com\/2023\/07\/31\/10-tips-from-the-successful-canna-preneur-author-jm-balbuena\/\">\u00ab10 Tips From &#8216;The Successful Canna-Preneur&#8217; Author JM Balbuena\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>News of Flowers<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240830205034\/https:\/\/news.hallofflowers.com\/2023\/07\/31\/10-tips-from-the-successful-canna-preneur-author-jm-balbuena\/\">Archived<\/a>\u00a0from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved\u00a030 August\u00a02024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-77\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveabout.com\/juan-luis-guerra-biography-2141123\">\u00abWhy Is Juan Luis Guerra The Best-Known Dominican Musician?\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>LiveAbout<\/em>. Retrieved\u00a017 February\u00a02022.<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Link_rot\">dead link<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo#cite_ref-78\"><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hoy.com.do\/vivir\/hoy-en-la-historia-nace-josefa-perdomo_913355.html\">\u00abHoy en la historia: Nace Josefa Perdomo\u00bb<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Hoy Digital<\/em>\u00a0(in Spanish). 13 June 2022. Retrieved\u00a021 April\u00a02026.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bibliography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeline_of_Santo_Domingo#Bibliography\">Bibliography of the history of Santo Domingo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"mwB6s\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meinig, D.W. (1986).\u00a0<em>The Shaping of America: A Geographic Perspective on 500 Years of History. Volume I \u2013 Atlantic America, 1492\u20131800<\/em>. New Haven:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yale_University_Press\">Yale University Press<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/0-300-03882-8\"><bdi>0-300-03882-8<\/bdi><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banreservas.\u00a0<em>Santo Domingo: Fragmentos de Patria<\/em>. 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href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Crist%C3%B3bal,_Dominican_Republic\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Francisco_de_Macor%C3%ADs\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Jos%C3%A9_de_Ocoa\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Juan_de_la_Maguana\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Pedro_de_Macor%C3%ADs\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santiago_de_los_Caballeros\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo_Este\"><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg\/120px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg\/250px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Dominican Republic\" height=\"43\" width=\"64\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:List_of_North_American_capitals\"><abbr title=\"View this template\">v<\/abbr><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:List_of_North_American_capitals\"><abbr title=\"Discuss this template\">t<\/abbr><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:List_of_North_American_capitals\"><abbr title=\"Edit this template\">e<\/abbr><\/a>Capitals of North America<\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basseterre\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belmopan\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bridgetown\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castries\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlotte_Amalie,_U.S._Virgin_Islands\"><\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cockburn_Town\"><\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Town,_Cayman_Islands\"><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guatemala_City\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gustavia\"><\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hamilton,_Bermuda\"><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Havana\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingston,_Jamaica\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingstown\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Managua\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marigot,_Saint_Martin\"><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico_City\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nassau,_Bahamas\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuuk\"><\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oranjestad\"><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottawa\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panama_City\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philipsburg,_Sint_Maarten\"><\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plymouth,_Montserrat\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brades\"><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Port-au-Prince\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Port_of_Spain\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Road_Town\"><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roseau\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint-Pierre,_Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon\"><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Jos%C3%A9,_Costa_Rica\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico\"><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Salvador\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._George's,_Grenada\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._John's,_Antigua_and_Barbuda\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tegucigalpa\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Valley,_Anguilla\"><\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington,_D.C.\"><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willemstad\"><\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Pan_American_Games_host_cities\"><abbr title=\"View this template\">v<\/abbr><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Pan_American_Games_host_cities\"><abbr title=\"Discuss this template\">t<\/abbr><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Pan_American_Games_host_cities\"><abbr title=\"Edit this template\">e<\/abbr><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pan_American_Games\">Pan American Games<\/a>&nbsp;host cities<\/th><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Flag_of_Argentina.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Flag_of_Argentina.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Argentina\" height=\"14\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8f\/Flag_of_Mexico_%281934-1968%29.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Mexico_%281934-1968%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8f\/Flag_of_Mexico_%281934-1968%29.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Mexico_%281934-1968%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Mexico\" height=\"13\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f9\/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281959%E2%80%931960%29.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281959%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f9\/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281959%E2%80%931960%29.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281959%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"United States\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/49\/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/49\/Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281960%E2%80%931968%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Brazil\" height=\"15\" width=\"22\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Canada\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colombia\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/21\/Flag_of_Colombia.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/21\/Flag_of_Colombia.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Colombia\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fc\/Flag_of_Mexico.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fc\/Flag_of_Mexico.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Mexico\" height=\"13\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puerto_Rico\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/28\/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/28\/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Puerto Rico\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venezuela\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2e\/State_flag_of_Venezuela_%281954%E2%80%932006%29.svg\/40px-State_flag_of_Venezuela_%281954%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2e\/State_flag_of_Venezuela_%281954%E2%80%932006%29.svg\/60px-State_flag_of_Venezuela_%281954%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Venezuela\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"United States\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuba\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bd\/Flag_of_Cuba.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bd\/Flag_of_Cuba.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Cuba.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Cuba\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Flag_of_Argentina.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Flag_of_Argentina.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Argentina\" height=\"14\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Canada\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg\/60px-Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Dominican Republic\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/05\/Flag_of_Brazil.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/05\/Flag_of_Brazil.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Brazil\" height=\"15\" width=\"22\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fc\/Flag_of_Mexico.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fc\/Flag_of_Mexico.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Mexico\" height=\"13\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canada\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Canada\" height=\"12\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peru\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cf\/Flag_of_Peru.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cf\/Flag_of_Peru.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Peru\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/78\/Flag_of_Chile.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/78\/Flag_of_Chile.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Chile\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peru\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cf\/Flag_of_Peru.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cf\/Flag_of_Peru.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Peru\" height=\"15\" width=\"23\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paraguay\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/27\/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" srcset=\"\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/27\/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg\/60px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail 2x\" alt=\"Paraguay\" height=\"13\" width=\"23\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1951_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buenos_Aires\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1955_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico_City\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1959_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1963_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S%C3%A3o_Paulo\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1967_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winnipeg\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1971_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cali\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1975_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico_City\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1979_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1983_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caracas\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1987_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indianapolis\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1991_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Havana\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1995_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mar_del_Plata\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1999_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winnipeg\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rio_de_Janeiro\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guadalajara\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toronto\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2019_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lima\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2023_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santiago\"><\/a><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2027_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lima\"><\/a><\/em><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2031_Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asunci%C3%B3n\"><\/a><\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pan_American_Games\"><\/a><\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Flag_of_Argentina.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&amp;utm_campaign=parser&amp;utm_content=thumbnail\" 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