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San Carlos

San Carlos or San Carlos de Tenerife is a Sector in the city of in the of the . This old neighborhood is populated in particular by individuals from the lower middle class.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 13,500 residents
  • Description: Sector in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic
  • Also known as: “San Carlos, Distrito Nacional”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alcázar de Colón and Puerta del Conde.

Museum
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the first fortified palace built in the Americas. Located in the colonial area of , , it forms part of the , a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La was the main entrance to the fortified city of Santo Domingo, named to honor Governor Captain-General Bernardino de Meneses Bracamonte y Zapata, 1st Count of Peñalva, who during his tenure saved the city from a siege in 1655 by Englishmen General Robert Venables and Admiral William Penn amid the Third Anglo-Spanish War.

Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ozama Fortress, also formerly known as the city wall's Homage tower, is one of the surviving sections of the Walls of , which is recognized by UNESCO as being the oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Colonial and Los Mameyes.

Village
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the historic central neighborhood of the 's capital . It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the Americas.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in the city of in the of the . This neighbourhood is populated in particular by individuals from the middle classes. is situated 3½ km east of San Carlos.

Neighborhood
is a Sector in the city of in the of the . This neighborhood is populated in particular by individuals from the middle class. is situated 4½ km northwest of San Carlos.

San Carlos

Latitude
18.47873° or 18° 28′ 43″ north
Longitude
-69.89496° or 69° 53′ 42″ west
Population
13,500
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DO SCL
Open location code
77CGF4H4+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2366834587
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
3493202
Wiki­data ID
Q6118516
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“San Carlos” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “San Carlos”
  • Cebuano: “San Carlos”
  • Dutch: “San Carlos”
  • Spanish: “San Carlos”
  • Swedish: “San Carlos”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “San Carlos”. Photo: Melvin feliz12, CC BY-SA 3.0.