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Catedral Primada de América

1512 CE

Oldest cathedral in the Americas, in Santo Domingo's Colonial…

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Landmark · Americas

Catedral Primada de América

1512 CE – still standing

Oldest cathedral in the Americas, in Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone

Standing in 1512 CE

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