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    Santo Domingo

    Cigar Shop, Santo Domingo
    Cigar Shop, Santo Domingo
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    By Christopher Minster

    Considered the oldest European-founded city in the Americas, Santo Domingo was founded by Christopher Columbus’ brother Bartholomew in 1496. The city grew quickly in importance, and the first Spanish governor of the Indies, Nicolás de Ovando, took up residence in 1502. The colonial part of the city, declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1990, is still home to several important and interesting colonial-era buildings.

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