SantoDomingo is an ancient Caribbean seaport city of firsts, discovered by Christopher Columbus it became the first capital of the new territories, the first to have Spanish coinage, a fort, a monastery, a cathedral, a university, a hospital and a palace.
SantoDomingo is where Madrid's rulers in 1512 set up the highest level of its judicial system since the Middle Ages, the Spanish Colonies' first royal appellate court.
SantoDomingo's old world charisma and Latin charm has blended well into the modern world, resulting in a thriving city of 2 million which offers the best of the old and new.