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Skeleton, Christian cemetery, La Isabela, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Skeleton of a Spanish officer with armed folded across his chest, in a grave in the Christian cemetery from colonial times, on a site originally used as a native burial ground, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Copyright: Manuel Cohen
Image Size: 4724x7087 / 14.3MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 1493 15th century Americas archaeological archaeology archeological archeology belief body burial site Caribbean cemetery christian christianity Christopher Columbus colonial colony color image colour image cross death Dominican Republic European faith grave graveyard Greater Antilles heritage Hispaniola Historical National Park of La Isabela history indoors inside interior island La Isabela Luperon New Spain New World North America North American officer Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela part religion religious Republica Dominicana sacred settlement site skeleton Spanish vertical village
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Skeleton of a Spanish officer with armed folded across his chest, in a grave in the Christian cemetery from colonial times, on a site originally used as a native burial ground, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen