LOCATION FILE
Fortaleza Ozama
FOLLOWSanto Domingo, Distrito Nacional
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OVERVIEW
Begun in 1502, the Fortaleza Ozama guarded the mouth of the Ozama river and the first permanent European city in the Americas. Its Torre del Homenaje served as a prison for over four centuries, under Spanish, Haitian, French, American and Dominican control, ending with the Trujillo era.
HISTORY
Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo commanded here; the fort held political prisoners into the twentieth century.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Guards and visitors report footsteps and voices in the tower's upper chambers. The building's use as a prison across four centuries is documented; the rest is anecdote.
VISITING
Open daily within the Colonial City, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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