Because he first landed in the island of Guanahni, name given to an island of Santo Domingo (the Dominican Republic) by their natives. Some historians claimed that the island of Guanahni was in the Bahamas, but the absurd happened: they renamed an island already called Watling into Guanahni, to claim later that Christopher Columbus had been first there. But the fact remains that if indeed he had been there his body would have put to rest there in the Bahamas. History tells that it was put to rest in Santo Domingo for a reason: he first landed there.
In the Colonial Zone of the capital city Santo Domingo.
There is some controversay about where his remains ended up. His remains were buried in a crypt in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1542 after being sent there from a monastery in Spain. Supposedly his remains had been moved from Santo Domingo to Havana, Cuba in 1795, and from there to Seville, Spain in 1898. There is, however, DNA evidence that his remains never left Santo Domingo and that they are still there.
There is some argument as to where the remains are. The accepted location is in the Cathedral at Santo Domingo. But there is also a tomb in Seville, some investigation has proved that the remains are of his son Diego. Both tombs at the bottom.
He was buried in the grounds of the Santo Domingo Church in Mexico City.
Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo ended in 1844.
He arrived to the beaches of what now is the Republic of Santo Domingo in the Caribbean in 1492.
The oldest city in the New World is often considered to be Santo Domingo, located in the Dominican Republic. It was founded by Bartholomew Columbus, brother of Christopher Columbus, in 1496. Santo Domingo served as the first capital of the Spanish colonies in the Americas.
In the Colonial Zone of the capital city Santo Domingo.
IT was discovered by Chirstopher Columbus.
There is some controversay about where his remains ended up. His remains were buried in a crypt in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1542 after being sent there from a monastery in Spain. Supposedly his remains had been moved from Santo Domingo to Havana, Cuba in 1795, and from there to Seville, Spain in 1898. There is, however, DNA evidence that his remains never left Santo Domingo and that they are still there.
There is some argument as to where the remains are. The accepted location is in the Cathedral at Santo Domingo. But there is also a tomb in Seville, some investigation has proved that the remains are of his son Diego. Both tombs at the bottom.
The capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo. It is the largest city in the country and also serves as its cultural, financial, and political center. It was the first European settlement in the Americas, founded by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
He was buried in the grounds of the Santo Domingo Church in Mexico City.
Santo Domingo, the city in the Dominican Republic. (Republica Dominicana)
The first Spanish colony in the New World was Santo Domingo, located on the island of Hispaniola. It was established by Christopher Columbus in 1496.
The capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo.*This should not be confused with another Caribbean nation, the Commonwealth of Dominica, which is an entirely different island. The official capital of the Dominican Republic would be Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominica Republica
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