Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean

Portal of Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean

Dominican Republic - Santa Barbara

It was earlier a slave market, the rear part of the Alcázar de Colón, in which they confined the slaves before they were sold in the plaza, today is considered as cultural heritage of the city of Santo Domingo.  

 

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Accessibility: Good, all the roads leading to the area are in good condition.
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Other data of interest

Dominican Republic

Historical name

Slave market

Address

Santa Bárbara, Ciudad Colonial, 0001 Santo Domingo , PC: 10212 .

Responsible entity

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Classification

Site

Category

Others National monument Inscribed on the World Heritage List

Function-Testimony

Slave market

Access level

Free

Current Use

Housing use

Original use

Slave market

Property kind

Mixed

Expressions of intangible heritage associated

Festivals are held