Cathedral, Santo Domingo
Date
1521-1544
Creator
Name(s) currently unknown
Location
Santo Domingo, DOM
Introduction
Facing onto a large plaza, the Cathedral of Santo Domingo still dominates of the oldest part of the city.
Context/Collection History
This is one of the earliest monumental churches built in Spanish America. The remains of Christopher Columbus and his oldest son, Diego, were interred here in 1537, although late in the 18th century they were moved to Havana, Cuba and later sent to Seville, Spain.
Photo credit
Mary Carlson
Cite as
Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy.
Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820. http://www.fordham.edu/vistas, 2015.
Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820. http://www.fordham.edu/vistas, 2015.
Selected bibliography
Gravette, Andrew. 2000. Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean. Oxford: Signet Books.
Palm, Erwin Walter. 1945-46. “Plateresque and Renaissance Monuments of the Island of Hispaniola.” The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 5: 1-14.
Palm, Erwin Walter. 1974. Arquitectura y arte colonial en Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo: Editora de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo.
Palm, Erwin Walter. 1984. Los monumentos arquitectónicos de la Española. 2nd ed. Santo Domingo: Editora de Santo Domingo.
Palm, Erwin Walter. 1945-46. “Plateresque and Renaissance Monuments of the Island of Hispaniola.” The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 5: 1-14.
Palm, Erwin Walter. 1974. Arquitectura y arte colonial en Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo: Editora de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo.
Palm, Erwin Walter. 1984. Los monumentos arquitectónicos de la Española. 2nd ed. Santo Domingo: Editora de Santo Domingo.
Collection
Citation
“Cathedral, Santo Domingo,” VistasGallery, accessed October 8, 2024, https://vistasgallery.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/1670.