Dominican Republic: historical pictures

In Santo Domingo you can find the Museum of the Human Being (Museo del Hombre). The address is Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte, Av. Pedro Henríquez Ureña. Below are some pictures.

Click the following pictures to enlarge them!

Old market. Men hanging around.

A band. Principal street in Azua.

The indian chief Hatuey used this canoe in the expedition from Mole de San Nicolás, Haïti to Punta Maisi, Cuba, in july 1492. An old indian canoe, made out of one tree.

Ceremony of the Taínos. Taínos hunting a manatee.

Chained Taino. (2002) In front of the museum is a statue of Enriquillo, also called Guarocuya, the Indian chief of the area Jaragua. He led the great rebellion in 1522 against the Spaniards and obtained an agreement in 1533 with some rights for the Indians. He succumbed tragically to tuberculosis in 1535, they say that his remains rest in the church of Santa María in Azua. (2002)

Another picture from the museum. (2002)

Dominican Republic

History		Historical pictures	The Revolution

home

Old market.		Men hanging around.

A band.		Principal street in Azua.

The indian chief Hatuey used this canoe in the expedition from Mole de San Nicolás, Haïti to Punta Maisi, Cuba, in july 1492.		An old indian canoe, made out of one tree.

Ceremony of the Taínos.		Taínos hunting a manatee.

Chained Taino. (2002)		In front of the museum is a statue of Enriquillo, also called Guarocuya, the Indian chief of the area Jaragua. He led the great rebellion in 1522 against the Spaniards and obtained an agreement in 1533 with some rights for the Indians. He succumbed tragically to tuberculosis in 1535, they say that his remains rest in the church of Santa María in Azua. (2002)

Another picture from the museum. (2002)