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Dominican Republic - Pueblo Viejo

The settlement that today is known as Pueblo Viejo was the place in which in 1504, the adelantado Don Diego de Velázquez, the conquistador of Cuba founded, by orders of the governor of the island Don Nicolás de Ovando, the colonial city of Compostela de Azua. 

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Dominican Republic

Historical name

Pueblo Viejo

Address

Pueblo Viejo, Barahona   , PC: 71000 .

Classification

Human settlement

Function-Testimony

Multipurpose

Access level

Free

Current Use

Asentamiento poblacional

Original use

Asentamiento poblacional

Property kind

State