Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor
45m · Admission ticket included
The Primate Cathedral of the Americas, the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, or the Minor Basilica of Saint Mary of the Incarnation, is a cathedral and minor basilica dedicated to Saint Mary of the Incarnation, located in the Viceroyal City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Its official name is the Holy Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Incarnation, or Annunciation. It is located between Arzobispo Meriño and Isabela La Católica streets, next to Colón Park. Its main entrance is located west of Arzobispo Meriño Street, near the corner of Arzobispo Nouel Street.
The Cathedral of Santo Domingo is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, built by order of Pope Julius II in 1504. The seat of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, its construction began in 1512 under the pastoral government of the first bishop of Santo Domingo, Friar García Padilla, who never arrived on the island, based on plans by the architect Alonso de Rodríguez.