Painting, Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Discovery of the remains of Christopher Columbus in the Cathedral, painting, 1988, detail, by Juan Medina Ramirez, in the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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© Manuel Cohen

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1514-35 16th century 1988 20th century Americas art basilica Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor belief body bones Caribbean Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion Catedral Primada de America cathedral catholic catholicism christian christianity Christopher Columbus church Ciudad Colonial clergy clerk colonial Colonial Zone colony colour image detail Discovery of the remains of Christopher Columbus in the Cathedral Dominican Republic faith fine arts Greater Antilles heritage Hispaniola history horizontal indoors inside interior island Juan Medina Ramirez La cathedrale Notre-Dame de l'Incarnation New Spain New World North America North American painting religion religious remains Republica Dominicana sacred Saint-Domingue Santo Domingo Santo Domingo de Guzman scribe Spanish St Mary of the Incarnation UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site Zona Colonial

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Dominican Republic, Caribbean