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.
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Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance and Fortaleza Ozama.

Museum
Photo: Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a dedicated to the preservation of the history regarding the struggles of several generations of Dominicans during the dictatorship of Rafael L. is situated 370 metres east of Puerta del Conde.

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. is situated 1 km east of Puerta del Conde.

Church
Photo: Georg Karl Ell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of the Americas, , Cathedral Basilica of Santa María la Menor or Minor Basilica of Santa María de la Encarnación, officially known as the Minor Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady Saint Mary of the Incarnation or Annunciation, in the of is dedicated to St. is situated 1 km east of Puerta del Conde.

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 3 km east of Puerta del Conde.

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 5 km northwest of Puerta del Conde.

Puerta del Conde

Latitude
18.47154° or 18° 28′ 18″ north
Longitude
-69.89149° or 69° 53′ 29″ west
Open location code
77CGF4C5+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 303898466
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1981524
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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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Highlights include Parque Independencia and Hotel Discovery.

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