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Santo Domingo (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 18 28 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 18.4660 decimal degrees |
| Long: 069 54 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -69.9000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Oldest permanent city established by Europeans in W hemisphere; founded by Bartolomeo Colombo in 1496, but rebuilt across the river after being destroyed by a hurricane in 1502; became starting point for Spanish expeditions to other islands & to mainland. |
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| Santo Domingo (preferred,C,V)
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| Ciudad Trujillo (H,V)
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............ | after dictator Rafael Trujillo, 1936-1961 |
| Nueva Isabela (H,V)
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............ | named for Queen Isabella in late 15th cen. |
| Saint Domingue (C,V)
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| Santo Domingo City (C,V)
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| Santa Domingo (C,V)
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| Santo Domingo de Guzmán (C,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1496, but moved to other bank of the river in 1502 |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Dominican Republic .......... (nation) |
| .................. |
(World, North and Central America) [7005388] |
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