Puerta del Conde
La Puerta del Conde 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.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance and Fortaleza Ozama.
Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance
Museum
The Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance… Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance is situated 370 metres east of Puerta del Conde.
Fortaleza Ozama
The Ozama Fortress, also formerly known as the city… Fortaleza Ozama is situated 1 km east of Puerta del Conde.
Cathedral of Santo Domingo
Church
The Cathedral of the Americas, Cathedral of Santo… Cathedral of Santo Domingo is situated 1 km east of Puerta del Conde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Colonial and Los Mameyes.
Ciudad Colonial
Village
Ciudad Colonial is the historic central neighborhood…
Los Mameyes
Neighborhood
Los Mameyes is a neighbourhood in the city… Los Mameyes is situated 3 km east of Puerta del Conde.
Puerto Isabela
Neighborhood
Puerto Isabela is a Sector in the city… Puerto Isabela is situated 5 km northwest of Puerta del Conde.
Puerta del Conde
- Tourist attraction
- Description: Main gate to Colonial City Santo Domingo
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- Location
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Latitude
18.47154° or 18° 28′ 18″ north
Longitude
-69.89149° or 69° 53′ 29″ west
Open location code
77CGF4C5+JC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Puerta del Conde” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伯爵门”
- Dutch: “Puerta del Conde”
- Italian: “Puerta del Conde”
- Japanese: “プエルタ・デル・コンデ”
- Russian: “Пуэрта-дель-Конде”
- Spanish: “Baluarte del Conde”
- Ukrainian: “Пуерте дель Конде”
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