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Originally Posted by Funnyyale26

Why is it that there are no museums/cultural atractions in the cities of RD (except Santiago and Santo Domingo). All of our major cities were founded during the 1400's and 1500's, is it that we don't have an important past?

I wish these cities could become more culturaly rich, like the cities in Cuba.

Dominican cities and their foundings

Santo Domingo de Guzman (founded 4 August, 1494)

Santiago de los 30 Caballeros (founded in 1495 by Bartolome Colon, brother of Cristobal Colon)
Benemérita de San Cristóbal (founded in 1495)
Concepcion de la Vega (founded in 1495 by Cristobal Colon)
Bonao (Founded in 1496 by Cristóbal Colon)
San Felipe de Puerto Plata (founded in 1496 by Bartolomé Colon or Nicolás de Ovando)
La Romana (founded in 1496 by Bartolomé Colon)
Santa Cruz del Seybo (Founded in 1502 by Juan Esquivel)
Salvaleón de Higüey (founded in 1503)
San Juan de la Maguana (Founded in 1503 by Nicolás de Ovando)
Azua de Compostela (Founded in 1504 by Diego Velásquez, conquistador for Cuba)
San Fernando de Montecristi (founded 1506)
Cotuí (Rodrigo De Trujillo for order of Nicolas de Ovando, in the year 1510)
Hato Mayor del Rey (Founded in 1520 by Francisco Dávila)
Comendador (founded in 1600 by Comendador de Lares)
Monte Plata (founded in 1605)
Baní (Founded in 1664)
Moca (founded in 1700)
Santa Bárbara de Samaná (founded in 1756)
Dajabón (founded on July 4, 1776 : same day as US independence)
San Pedro de Macorís (founded in 1822)
San Francisco de Macorís (founded in 1777)
Nagua (founded in ???
Mao, (June 2nd, 1851)

Nice job with this list.

M