Emotional guide of the romantic city / Joaquín Balaguer ; translated from the spanish bye : Marta Lugo ; design : Isabel Pareja ; photography : Angel W. Martínez ; cover photograph by : Luciano Comba

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Spirital countenance of the city. The shadow of Penelope, 11.-- A chivalrous and spanish city, 15.-- The city and its women, 19.-- The city and its flowers, 21.-- The city and its bards, 25.-- The monumental city. The symbolic Ceiba, 31.-- The Cathedral of Santo Domingo, 35.-- Remembrances of the Cathedral of Seville, 43.-- The two rival tombs, 48.-- The Altars of the Cathedral, 53.-- The Cathedral at twilight, 55.-- The Alcazar of Diego Columbus, 59.-- The Convent of the Dominican Order, 65.-- The Ruins of St. Francis, 71.-- The Church of Our Lady of Mercy: birthplace of the nation, 77.-- The Church of Regina, 83.-- St. Nicholas, the martyr, 88.-- Military architecture, 93.-- Nicolas de Ovando, apostle of civilization. Nicolas de Ovando, 99.-- The Ancient City: image of Ovando, the knight commander, 107.-- Historical facts on the principal colonial monuments. The Alcazar of Diego Columbus, 111.-- The Cathedral of Santo Domingo, 112.-- The Tower of Homage, 114.-- The Imperial Convent of Santo Domingo, 116.-- The Church of St. Nicholas, 117.-- Monastery of St. Francis, 118.-- Church of Our Lady of Mercy, 119.-- Church of Regina Angelorum, 120.-- Bulwark of the 27th of February, 121.-- Church of Our Lady of Carmen, 122.-- The Church of St. Barbara, 123.-- Church of the Jesuit Priests, 125.-- The Square and Passageway of the Priests, 126.-- The House of Tostado, 128.-- The House of the Coin, 129.-- The Atarazana Sector. La Atarazana, 133.-- Lyrical offering the city. The first city, 139.-- The builder of the city. Nicolas de Ovando, 143.-- The monuments. The Cathedral, 146.-- The Church of Our Lady of Mercy, 151.-- The Ruins of St. Francis, 153.-- The Church of Our Lady of Carmen, 155.-- The Alcazar of Diego Columbus, 157.-- The Church of Regina, 159.-- The Ruins of St. Nicholas, 160.-- The Convent of the Dominican Order, 163.-- The Church of the Jesuits (Today the National Pantheon), 165.-- The Bastion of the Count, 168.-- The Tower of Homage, 171.-- The Atarazana, 173.-- The Palace of the Captains General, 177.-- The Columbus Ceyba, 180.-- The House of the Cord, 183.-- Your Walls, 186.-- The Street of the Ladies, 191.-- The Sun Dial, 193.-- The patroness of the city and of the dominican nation. Before the Image of Our Lady of Altagracia, 197.-- The Cry of the Race, 202.-- Appendix. Historical facts pertaining to the Ancient City of Santo Domingo, 207.-- Topographical information, 211.-- The modern city. The streets, 215.-- The modern city, 217.

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