Hospital San Nicolás de Bari
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Hospital San Nicolás de Bari is considered the first hospital built in the Americas, a 16th-century medical complex whose ruins lie within the Colonial City of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hospital San Nicolás de Bari canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era building
ⓘ
historic ruin ⓘ hospital ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early colonial healthcare in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| category |
16th-century establishments in the Spanish Empire
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Santo Domingo ⓘ Hospitals in the Dominican Republic ⓘ Ruins in the Dominican Republic ⓘ Spanish colonial architecture in the Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction | 16th century ⓘ |
| city | Santo Domingo de Guzmán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered | first hospital built in the Americas ⓘ |
| constructionEndApprox | early 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartApprox | circa 1503 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| function |
charitable institution
ⓘ
hospital ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dominican Republic cultural heritage authorities ⓘ |
| hasPart |
church
ⓘ
cloister-like areas ⓘ courtyards ⓘ hospital wards ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Colonial City of Santo Domingo ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
medical care for colonists
ⓘ
medical care for enslaved Africans ⓘ medical care for indigenous people ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ciudad Colonial de Santo Domingo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Hispaniola ⓘ |
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Nicholas of Bari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Cathedral of Santa María la Menor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parque Colón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | archaeological site ⓘ |
| region | Distrito Nacional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| significance | earliest known permanent hospital in the New World ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Santo Domingo ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1990 ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Calle Hostos (street in the Colonial Zone) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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