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Naive Haitian painting, Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Naive Haitian painting, Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

© Guy Thouvenin

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Rooftops of Roseau - Dominica

The Rooftops of Roseau viewed from the Cathedral - Dominica. The demonym or adjective is "Dominican" in English, with the syllable stress being on the second "i" serving to distinguish it from same word used in reference to Dominican Republic, in which case the stress is on the first "i" ! Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Facade of the Basilica cathedral of Santa MarA­a de la EncarnaciA³n at dusk, Santo Domingo

Basilica cathedral of Santa Maria de la Encarnacion of America with a beautiful clouds on the blue sky. Front entrance to the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor The Cathedral of Santo Domingo, better known as the Primate Cathedral of America, was declared in 1546 the first cathedral of the New World by Pope Paul III, at the request of Emperor Charles V. This precious minor basilica is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. It is the Cathedral of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo who has the honorary title of Primate of the Americas because Santo Domingo was the first Catholic diocese established in the New World. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic