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  • This stone structure was completed in 1556. The monastery was burned by Sir Francis Drake during the battle of Santo Domingo in 1586.
  • The ruins of the Franciscan monastery. Description of the attraction. The first monastery in the New World was built in Santo Domingo.
  • Welcome to the Monasterio de San Francisco in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic! Located in the heart of the city, this monastery dates back to...
  • The Monasterio de San Francisco or Monastery of San Francisco was built on a hill overlooking the entrance of the city by Alsonso de Espinar and Rodrigo de...
  • Thursday, May 30, 2013. The Monastery of San Francisco, Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo, founded by Bartholomew Columbus in 1498 to serve as the...
  • This stone structure was completed in 1556. The monastery was burned by Sir Francis Drake during the battle of Santo Domingo in 1586.
  • The first monastery in the New World belonged to the first order of Franciscan friars who arrived to evangelize the island. Dating from 1508, the…
  • The Iglesia de San Francisco is a historic Roman Catholic Church in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, near the Avenida España.
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