Location
Where is Santo Domingo located?
The Dominican Republic
Who was Santo Domingo sponsored by?
The Catholic Kings of Spain (Spain)
Why was Santo Domingo Called the City of Firsts?
Because of the many discovers it had made
What was Santo Domingos counterpoint?
That they were the first place in the New World to use slavery and made slavery commonly used in the New World
What was so beneficial about Santo Domingos Location?
Access to water, great place for trade, good for growing crops.
Who founded Santo Domingo?
Bartholomew Columbus
Why was it so important for Santo Domingo to discover these things
Because many of the things that they discovered were later used to help develop other settlements and some of the things we still use to this day
What environment did the slaves work in what did they do?
They often worked on the fields growing crops in very harsh environments
Why did Santo Domingo have to relocate in 1502?
Because of a hurricane
What year was the Santo Domingo settlement founded?
1496
Name 3 discoverers or Firsts that the settlement had
A grid pattern layout to their settlement that was used as a model for future settlements in the New World, a cathedral, a hospital, and a courtroom
Did Santo Domingo only trade food and resources if not what other things did they trade?
They also traded slaves, but they did trade food and resources too