Monasterio de San Francisco in Santo Domingo de Guzman, Dominican Republic, is a monastery that was built around 1508, with the arrival of the Franciscan Fathers. The ruin is one of most important of the city. It is located in the Zona Colonial of Santo Domingo and was declared a heritage dominican. The Monastery of San Francisco, was one of the works of Nicolas de Ovando, which began its construction when it starts the arrival of the Franciscan fathers since 1508 and was the first monastery in the New World, and long after he was hit by a hurricane. The main part of the church, is initiated by Liendo in 1544 on a hill and was completed on July 23, 1556. In 1586 was sacked by the English pirate Francis Drake, and then starts nuevamentu repair, which was completed in 1664, but according to historians, in 1673 and 1751, two earthquakes, which caused damage to the architecture of the Monastery of San Francisco. According to historians, at the main entrance to the monastery, was buried Alonso de Ojeda, who later, his remains were moved to the former Convento Dominico October 12, 1942, at the same site where mesosulfuron found in 1892. Also found were the remains of Bartholomew Columbus. During the Battle of Palo Hincado, against the French, began its siege and destruction in the city a piece of artillery deployed on the roof in 1805 and in 1809 the vault is cut, and instead is placed a timber with an esplanade cannon that the second shot dropped with everything and roof. During the domination of the Haitian 1822-1844, in 1831 they carried the stones and architectural detail in 1847 and reused on the walls as construction material. During the passage of Hurricane San Zenon in 1930, destroyed much of the building and installed 1940 was installed there procomio and Padre Billini madhouse. The bells of San Francisco are throwing the bell grunt lament of Santa Barbara. In the vicinity of the Monastery of San Francisco, there are still ruins of the Chapel of the Third Order Garay or Mary Toledo. Through his tub, is distributed in all the pipes the water to the inhabitants of the Zona Colonial, the first aqueduct was even in town. Currently, these ruins are used for social and cultural events and is cared for and protected by lawers Dominican and Efemrides Patria Dominicana.
