Diego Caballero Sugar Mill
The historic Sugar Mill of Diego Caballero is located roughly 8 km from San Cristobal in San Cristobal Province, Dominican Republic. The mill was originally established by , who was councilor of Hispaniola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti).[1] The sugar mill at one point had a church with full clergy and approximately 60 stone houses for its population of African slaves, Indians, and Spaniards.[2]
World Heritage status[]
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 5, 2002 in the Cultural category.
Notes[]
- ^ Schoenrich, O. (1918) p 251
- ^ The Ancient Diego Caballero Sugar Mill [Ruta de Los Ingenios
References[]
The Ancient Diego Caballero Sugar Mill [Ruta de Los Ingenios] - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Accessed 2009-02-26.
Schoenrich, O. (1918), Santo Domingo: A Country with a Future, Macmillan.
Categories:
- Dominican Republic culture
- History of sugar