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 ...

Genetic testing has finally confirmed the official resting place of Christopher ... as Columbus’. Those remains – which are ...

After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral ... Saint Mary of the Incarnation Cathedral, Saint Francois Monastery, Saint Thomas ...

A lead box found in 1877 in Santo Domingo’s Cathedral contained bone fragments labeled “Illustrious and distinguished male, Christopher Columbus.” Lorente suggests both sets of remains could ...

Still, this is a historically significant attraction that houses the purported remains of Christopher Columbus ... website for further details. Santo Domingo must do; Los 3 Ojos, Boca Chica ...