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Puerta del Conde Gate, Santo Domingo
Admire the symbolic Gate of the Count in the Independence Park of the Colonial City, in Santo Domingo.
Puerta del Conde Gate
© Richie DiesterheftVisit the The Count’s Gate, located in the Independence Park and also known as Baluarte 27 de Febrero (Bastion).
Originally, this gate was called San Genaro Bastion, and it was a military building made of two solid cubes linked by a stone arch. The door remained closed until the middle of the 17th century. Furthermore, you can see a side of the wall, a triangular moat oriented to the East and several huts.
It was given this name in honor of Don Bernardino de Meneses Bracamonte y Zapata, Count of Peñalva, which was in charge of the successful defense of the city during the English invasion by William Penn and Venables in 1655.
This place has an important symbolic meaning since it was the scenario chosen to hoist the National Flag for the first time on the 27 of February of 1844, during the first act of Independence of the Republic. Also, It has been used as Altar of the Homeland until a few years ago.
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Location:
At the corner between Palo Hincado the Count streets, Colonial City. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Santo Domingo
What to see:
- Essential places to visit in Colonial City:
- Zona Colonial
- Cathedral of Santo Domingo
- Parque Colón
- Palacio Consistorial
- Fortaleza Ozama Fortress
- Plaza España Square
- Alcázar de Colón
- Museum of the Royal Houses
- Dominicos Convent
- Ruins of San Nicolás de Bari Hospital
- ChuChu Colonial
- Colonial Houses
- Sun Clock
- Places to visit in Colonial City (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- National Pantheon
- Casa de Bastidas
- Casa de Hernán Cortés
- Casa de los Dávila
- Borgellá Palace
- Casa del Cordón House
- Casa de la Moneda House
- Church of Santa Clara Convent
- Imperial Convent of Santo Domingo
- Iglesia Las Mercedes Church
- Church of the Regina Angelorum Convent
- Tostado House Museum
- Duarte House Museum,
- Fuerte San José Fortress
- Fuerte San Gil Fortress
- Padre Billini Square
- Puerta San Diego Gate
- Puerta del Conde Gate
- Puerta de la Misericordia Gate
- Other places in Colonial City:
- Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Church
- Ruins of the San Francisco Church and Monastery
- Iglesia de Santa Bárbara Church
- Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church
- Los Remedios Chapel
- Casa de Teatro
- Museo Infantil Trampolín Museum
- Amber World Museum
- Fuerte Concepción Fort
- Parque Duarte Park
- Essential places to visit in Santo Domingo:
- Columbus Lighthouse
- Los Tres Ojos
- Parque Mirador Sur
- National Aquarium
- Botanic Garden
- Malecón
- Fray Antonio de Montesinos Monument
- Homeland Altar
- Places to visit in Santo Domingo (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- Palacio de Bellas Artes
- Obelisk
- Obelisco Hembra
- Boca Chica Beach
- Guayacanes Beach
- Museum of the Dominican Man
- Museo de Arte Moderno
- National Zoo Park
- Other places in Santo Domingo:
- Chinatown
- Church and Hospital of San Lázaro
- Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
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