Portrait, Museo de las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo

Portrait of Jose Solano y Bote Carrasco y Diaz, marquis of Socorro, 1726-1806, officer in the Spanish Royal Marines, painting, in the Office of the Captain General, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13440222

Media ID

45126916

Size

3543px x 4822px (6.7MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen