Ciudad Colonial in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Hispaniola, Greater Antilles, West Indies)

Diego Caballero House

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018

1. Diego Caballero House Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Casa Diego Caballero
Escribano y primer secretario
de la Real Audiencia
Rejidor de la Isla Española
1511-1554
Restaurada por el Gobierno
Constitucional en 1973

English translation:
Diego Caballero House
Scribe and first secretary of the Royal Audience
Regent of the Española Island
1511-1554
Restored by the Constitutional Government in 1973

Erected 1973 by Gobierno Constitucional.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.

Location. 18° 28.388′ N, 69° 52.97′ W. Marker is in Ciudad Colonial, Distrito Nacional, in Santo Domingo. It is on Calle Alfau just west of Calle Las Damas, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ciudad Colonial, Distrito Nacional 10210, Dominican Republic. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is one of the Greater Antilles

on the Caribbean Sea,

on in the Atlantic Ocean,

in North America,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Calle de las Damas (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fortress of Santo Domingo (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bastidas House (within shouting distance of this marker); History of the Dominican Society of the Bibliophiles’ House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Founding of the Listín Diario (within shouting distance of this marker); House of the Lions (within shouting distance of this marker); Gonzálo Fernández de Oviedo (within shouting distance of this marker); The Academy of Sciences Building of the Dominican Republic (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad Colonial.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018

2. Diego Caballero House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.