Santo Domingo proudly boasts the legacy of establishing ‘firsts.’ Being the oldest city founded by Europeans in America, it was home to the first cathedral, university, monastery, hospital ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Latin America's oldest colonial city is aiming ... Bartolome and features the continent's first cathedral, first hospital and first university.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Ivelisse ... moved from the Catedral de Santa Maria la Menor downtown. (The oldest cathedral in the Western Hemisphere competes with the cathedral in Seville ...

Behind the statue stands the imposing Cathedral of Santo Domingo, the oldest cathedral in the New World. Built between 1523 and 1540, it incorporates a blend of Gothic and Renaissance design.

And Santo Domingo, the oldest colonial city of the Americas ... military fortress and cathedral of the Spanish-settled New World. Lucky for me, my friend (and Dominican native) Alex knew where ...