the name santo domingo comes from in honor of saint dominic.
the name santo domingo comes from in honor of saint dominic.
where does the name santo domingo come from?
in honor of saint dominic
dating from 1493, when the spanish settled on the island, and officially from 5 august 1498, santo domingo became the oldest european city in the americas. bartholomew columbus founded the settlement and named it la nueva isabela, after an earlier settlement in the north named after the queen of spain isabella i. in 1495 it was renamed "santo domingo", in honor of saint dominic. santo domingo came to be known as the "gateway to the caribbean" and the chief town in hispaniola from then on. expeditions which led to ponce de león's colonization of puerto rico, diego velázquez de cuéllar's colonization of cuba, hernando cortes' conquest of mexico, and vasco núñez de balboa's sighting of the pacific ocean were all launched from santo domingo.
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santo domingo, oaxaca may refer to:









































bullet::::- santo domingo albarradas









































bullet::::- santo domingo armenta









































bullet::::- santo domingo chihuitán









































bullet::::- santo domingo de morelos









































bullet::::- santo domingo del estado









































bullet::::- santo domingo ingenio









































bullet::::- santo domingo ixcatlán









































bullet::::- santo domingo nuxaá









































bullet::::- santo domingo ozolotepec









































bullet::::- santo domingo petapa









































bullet::::- santo domingo roayaga









































bullet::::- santo domingo tehuantepec









































bullet::::- santo domingo teojomulco









































bullet::::- santo domingo tepuxtepec









































bullet::::- santo domingo tlatayapam









































bullet::::- santo domingo tomaltepec









































bullet::::- santo domingo tonalá









































bullet::::- santo domingo tonaltepec









































bullet::::- santo domingo xagacia









































bullet::::- santo domingo yanhuitlán









































bullet::::- santo domingo yodohino









































bullet::::- santo domingo zanatepec
santo domingo, oaxaca