🏛️ Colonial City of Santo Domingo
UNESCO World Heritage Site and oldest permanent European settlement in the Americas
📌 Fast Facts
- Founded 1498 by Bartholomew Columbus
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed 1990
- Home to Catedral Primada de América, completed 1540 — the oldest cathedral in the Americas
- Located on the southern coast of Hispaniola island, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo is the oldest permanent European settlement in the Americas and served as the capital of the ...