Ciudad Colonial in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Hispaniola, Greater Antilles, West Indies)
Gregorio Garcia Castro
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 15, 2022
1. Gregorio Garcia Castro Marker
A: Gregorio Garcia Castro
(Goyito)
Martir de la prensa
Caido el 28-3-73
5-4-89
C.D.P. - S.N.T.P
To: Gregorio Garcia Castro
(Goyito)
Martyr for journalism
Assassinated March 28, 1973
April 5, 1989
Erected 1989.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is March 28, 1973.
Location. 18° 28.454′ N, 69° 53.265′ W. Marker is in Ciudad Colonial, Distrito Nacional, in Santo Domingo. It is at the intersection of Calle Mercedes and Calle Luperon, on the right when traveling west on Calle Mercedes. 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Church of Las Mercedes (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Salomι Ureρa de Henrνquez
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Regarding Gregorio Garcia Castro. Castro was a journalist and reporter. He was a serious critic of President Balaguer. On March 28, 1973 he was killed at this location, the offices of the newspaper "Ultima Hora", by three policemen.
C.D.P is the Colegio Dominicano de Prensa (Dominican College of the Press) and S.N.T.P is the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Prensa (National Union of Press Workers).
Additional commentary.
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This was my grandfather. Unfortunately I never met him as I was born much later, but his death is a shadow that looms in the family.
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Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 15, 2022
2. Gregorio Garcia Castro Marker
— Submitted November 27, 2025, by Gregorio Fernando Garcia Liz of Santo Domingo.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
