Alcázar De Colón - Santo Domingo

The Alcázar de Colón was built between 1511 and 1514, following the influences of the one in Mancera de Abajo , in Salamanca (Spain), of which ruins are still preserved. The name of the architect who carried out the construction of this fortified palace is unknown . Style gothic mudejar mostly, Alcazar also has some features Renaissance , remarkable in its arcades, as well as the Elizabethan style observable in the tassels that adorn it. The building was constructed using masonry made of coral rocks. Originally the residence had 55 rooms, of which only 22 remain. It was the first fortified palace built in Hispanic times. Great Spanish conquerors such as Hernán Cortés and Pedro de Alvarado passed through it. It is the only known residence of a member of the Colón family, in addition to Cristóbal's birthplace, which is still in Genoa. Juana, Isabel, Luis and Cristóbal Colón de Toledo were born in the palace , children of Don Diego Colón and his wife Maria Alvarez de Toledo. Diego Colón died in Spain in 1526 but María Álvarez de Toledo, his widow , remained there until her death in 1549. Three generations of the Colón de Toledo family inhabited it, possibly until the year 1577.

Inexpensive museum... (can those words be used in the same sentence? where you can learn some things about the history of the Dominican Republic and Diego Columbus. $2 USD includes audio tour.

El Alcázar de Colón or Palacio Virreinal de Don Diego Colón is a palace located in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, which was built on a plot near the street lamps overlooking the river Ozama, granted to Diego Colón, the firstborn son of the discoverer of America, Cristóbal Colón.

Geralmente noos, brasileiros, let's go to Dominican Republic to ficar em resorts na região de Punta Cana! E uma pena, não pelas lindas praias da região, mas porque muitas pessoas deixam de conhecer a capital Santo Domingo, a primeira cidade colonial da Américas. This tem uma hystoria riquíssima e que todos deveriam conhecer. As a house do primeiro governador (vice-rei) da Espanha, which is rounded this belo museu.

Very good place and atmosphere to enjoy with family and take photos.