The street is bordered by many of the zone's more prominent landmarks, including Fortaleza Ozama, the site of major events in Dominican history Casa de Bastidas, which now houses a children's museum the French Embassy, in a building said to have been the house of Hernán Cortés the Casa de Ovando, said to be the former residence of Governor Nicolás de Ovando and now a luxury hotel call Hodelpa Nicolas de Ovando the National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic and the Museo de las Casas Reales, in the former governors' palace and Audiencia building.Ĭalle del Conde is a pedestrian-only street that includes several notable commercial buildings of the early 20th century and connects Parque Colon with the Puerta del Conde and Parque Independencia. East of Parque Colón, the cobblestone Calle Las Damas is the New World's oldest paved street, dating from 1502. The central public space of the district is Parque Colon, a square that borders the 16th-century Cathedral and has a late-19th-century bronze statue of Christopher Columbus in its center. Trujillo also presided over the restoration of major monuments, including the Alcázar de Colón in the early 1950s. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, the city started to expand beyond its old boundaries but the Ciudad Colonial remained the main hub of activity until the Trujillo era. It is believed that the modification that occurred after the siege involved the expansion of the wall to the fort, effectively creating a bastion, El Baluarte del Conde. Prior to the invasion, there was a fort at the site where the Puerta del Conde is today, Fuerte San Genaro. The defensive wall was modified during this episode. The 1655 invasion was thwarted by Spanish troops commanded by the Captain General of the Colony, Don Bernardino de Meneses y Bracamonte, Count of Peñalva, to whom the Puerta del Conde ("Gate of the Count") is named after. In 1655, the Ciudad Colonial was submitted to a siege led by the English officers William Penn and Robert Venables. Ciudad Colonial nevertheless remained an important historical site.
Santo Domingo was initially the political and cultural hub of Spanish presence in the new world, but after a few decades started to decline as the Spaniards focused their attention more on the mainland after conquering Mexico, Peru, and other regions of Latin America. The Spaniards used this settlement as the first point of influence in the Americas, from which they conquered other Caribbean islands and much of the mainland of the Americas. Interior view of Santa María la Menor Cathedral The defense wall ( muralla) extended from the Ozama River to the Puerta del Conde, which was the entrance to the hinterland and the Western boundary of the city until the late 19th century. Santo Domingo's fortifications were an important feature of the urban landscape. Ovando and his successor Diego Colón presided over the first constructions of the Colonial City, many of which still exist today. After the 1502 hurricane that claimed Francisco de Bobadilla among its victims, however, the city was relocated on the West bank under the leadership of Nicolás de Ovando. The first settlement of what is now Santo Domingo was established by Bartholomew Columbus on the East bank of the Ozama River near the end of the 15th century. The area is the main tourist attraction of Santo Domingo, even though the main sites of governmental and commercial activity are now in the more modern parts of the city. It is an important section of the city due to the high number of landmarks, including Alcázar de Colón, Fortaleza Ozama, Catedral de Santa María la Menor, and others. It covers 1.06 km 2 (0.41 sq mi) bounded by a walled perimeter. The Ciudad Colonial is located on the west bank of the Ozama River, which bisects the city. It is also known as Zona Colonial (Colonial Zone) or more colloquially as "La Zona" (The Zone). The area has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the Americas. Ciudad Colonial (Spanish for "Colonial City") is the historic central neighborhood of the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo.
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