La Casa del Almirante, La Isabela, Dominican Republic

La Casa del Almirante, or House of the Admiral, the only house owned by Christopher Columbus in the Americas, 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. This is a 2 storey military building with lookout, low walls and a thatched roof. 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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13440059

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45123977

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7087px x 4724px (10.9MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen