Santo Domingo
City
Capital of the Dominican Republic and the oldest European city in the Americas, founded in 1496.
Names
- 1930 – 1961 Trujillo City
Held by
- 1789 – August 24, 1821 Viceroyalty of New Spain
- 1804 – July 8, 1809 Haiti
- October 8, 1820 – February 26, 1844 Haiti
- February 27, 1844 – February 28, 1861 Dominican Republic
- since May 3, 1865 Dominican Republic
- May 13, 1916 – September 17, 1924 United States
- April 28, 1965 – September 20, 1966 United States
Capital of
- since 1844 Dominican Republic
Events here 1
- April 24 – September 3, 1965 Dominican Civil War