Alcázar de Colón, Museum in Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The Alcázar de Colón stands on Plaza de España and is a coral limestone building with Gothic and Renaissance features. The structure comprises 22 surviving rooms that display different periods of colonial architecture.
Diego Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus, had this palace built between 1510 and 1514. It was the first fortified European palace in the Americas and served as a residence for several generations of the family.
The palace takes its name from Diego Columbus and displays how European noble families lived in the New World. The rooms contain furniture and artwork from the 1500s that reflect the daily life of wealthy colonists.
The location sits on the main square of the old town and is easy to reach on foot. The surrounding area has many other historical buildings, so a longer walk through the neighborhood is worthwhile.
The building shows traces of four children who were born here and grew up in this European residence. The rooms preserve personal objects and furniture that document the daily life of this family.
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