Fortaleza de la Concepcion, Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Ruins of the Fortaleza de la Concepcion, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Ruins of the Fortaleza de la Concepcion, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen