Historical figures in Santo Domingo
The atlas holds 4 people and 9 moments here, from 1500 to 2006. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, Kofi Annan and Hernán Cortés. Among them Explorers, Political Leaders and Engineers and Inventors, across the Age of Exploration and the Space Age.
Notable people
Christopher Columbus
from 1500 to 1504
6 moments here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Fulgencio Batista
in 1959
1 moment here
Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…
Hernán Cortés
in 1504
1 moment here
Spanish conquistador, commander, explorer, governor, and writer whose 1519–1521 campaign against the Aztec Empire helped establish Spanish rule in…
Kofi Annan
in 2006
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Moments
- 1500 Returns to Santo Domingo Christopher Columbus
- 1500 Surrenders to Bobadilla Christopher Columbus
- 1502 Arrives off Santo Domingo Christopher Columbus
- 1502 Shelters at the Haina River Christopher Columbus
- 1504 Arrival in Santo Domingo Hernán Cortés
- 1504 Reaches Santo Domingo after rescue Christopher Columbus
- 1504 Departs Santo Domingo as a passenger Christopher Columbus
- 1959 Flight into Dominican exile Fulgencio Batista
- 2006 Official visit to Santo Domingo Kofi Annan