Monastery of San Francisco, Santo Domingo

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Monastery of San Francisco, Santo Domingo

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ruins of the Monasterio de San Francisco
Location	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Part of	Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Criteria	Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi)
Reference	526
Inscription	1990 (14th Session)
Coordinates	18°28′37″N 69°53′08″W / 18.47694°N 69.88567°W / 18.47694; -69.88567
Location of Monastery of San Francisco, Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic

Monasterio de San Francisco in Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Dominican Republic, is a monastery that was built between 1508–1560,^[1] with the arrival of the Franciscan fathers. The ruin is one of the most important of the city. It is located in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo and are part of UNESCO's 1990 declaration of the Colonial City as a World Heritage Site. The monastery was recognized by UNESCO for being the first and oldest monastery built in the Americas.^[2]