Santo Domingo, founded in 1496 by Columbus’ brother, Bartholomew, is the oldest and largest city in the Caribbean, with a stunning historic zone. A new highway, finished in 2012, connects the ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — There ... Co., every step in this city tells a story. (The city was founded in 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus, a brother of Christopher Columbus, and was ...

Travelling to Santo Domingo? These articles should interest you: Founded in 1496, the city grew up to be a Renaissance rebel. While other cities were still figuring out what to do and how ...

1496 - Spaniards set up first Spanish colony in Western hemisphere at Santo Domingo, which subsequently serves as capital of all Spanish colonies in America. 1697 - Treaty of Ryswick gives western ...

The colonization of the Americas began in Santo Domingo, which was founded in 1496 by Christopher Columbus' brother Bartolome and features the continent's first cathedral, first hospital and first ...

After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university in the Americas. This colonial town, founded in ...

1496 - Spaniards set up first Spanish colony in Western hemisphere at Santo Domingo, which subsequently serves as capital of all Spanish colonies in America. 1697 - Treaty of Ryswick gives western ...