A place where lives happened
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo de Guzmán·Distrito Nacional·Ozama·DO
18.486°N · -69.931°W
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18.486, -69.931 · MapLibre · OSM
Historical jurisdiction
1844
Capitanía General de Santo Domingo (España)
1822
España (colonial)
1844
República Dominicana
Repositories
Archivo General de la Nación (AGN)
state-archive · holdings colonial–present
Junta Central Electoral — Distrito Nacional Oficialía Civil
civil · holdings 1828–present (uneven enforcement pre-1880s)
Archivo Histórico Arquidiócesis de Santo Domingo
ecclesiastical · holdings 1511–present (oldest in the Americas)
Santo Domingo
DR capital. First permanent European city in the Americas (founded 1496 / relocated 1502). Anchor for many family events in the Muñiz / Patin / Botello / Pezzotti lines (births, marriages, deaths).
Archives of first resort for Dominican primary records: AGN for historical and notarial; JCE for post-1828 civil registration; Archivo de la Arquidiócesis for Catholic sacramental records.