Ciudad Colonial in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Hispaniola, Greater Antilles, West Indies)
Gonzálo Fernández de Oviedo
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018
1. Gonzálo Fernández de Oviedo Marker
Cronista de Indias, Alcaide de la Fortaleza de Santo Domingo desde 1533 hasta su muerte
Capitan y Procurador de esta ciudad y autor de La Historia General y Natural de las Indias, escrita en este recinto
Historiador, etnólogo, antropólogo y naturalista
Chronicler of the Indies, Warden of the Fortress of Santo Domingo from 1533 until his death. He was both Captain and Procurator of this city and author of The General and Natural History of the Indies, written here at this site. Historian, ethnologist, anthropologist and naturalist.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Education • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1533.
Location. 18° 28.4′ N, 69° 52.928′ W. Marker is in Ciudad Colonial, Distrito Nacional, in Santo Domingo. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Calle Las Damas and Calle
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Fortress of Santo Domingo (within shouting distance of this marker); Calle de las Damas (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); Diego Caballero House (within shouting distance of this marker); House of the Lions (within shouting distance of this marker); The Academy of Sciences Building of the Dominican Republic (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The House of the Rectory (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad Colonial.
Also see . . . Gonzálo Fernández de Oviedo at Wikipedia. "...The Historia, though written in a diffuse style, furnishes a mass of information collected first hand. Las Casas, the fellow contemporary chronicler of the Spanish colonization of the Caribbean, denounced Oviedo and his Historia thus: "one of the greatest tyrants, thieves, and destroyers of the Indies, whose Historia contains almost as many lies as pages". The incomplete Seville edition was widely read in
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018
2. Gonzálo Fernández de Oviedo Marker and Statue
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018
3. Gonzálo Fernández de Oviedo Marker and Statue
The Tower of Tribute (Torre de Homenaje) can be seen to the right at the Fortress of Santo Domingo.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018
4. A nearby marker on the November 2000 visit to the Fortress by the Spanish royalty.
This marker is mounted to the inside of the fort's entry portal. It reads:
S.S. M.M. Los Reyes de España
Visitaron la Fortaleza Ozama e inauguraron la iluminación monumental de la ciudad colonial durante su visita de estado a la Republica Dominicana
Santo Domingo 16 de noviembre del año 2000
Visitaron la Fortaleza Ozama e inauguraron la iluminación monumental de la ciudad colonial durante su visita de estado a la Republica Dominicana
Santo Domingo 16 de noviembre del año 2000
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 31, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
