Arco del Triunfo, Barahona, 1938


Title:Arco de Triunfo
Author:Unknown
Year:1938
Medium:Photography
Size:Unknown
Collection:National Archives of the Dominican Republic

About the "Arco del Triunfo"


The "Arco del Triunfo" (Arch of Triumph) was contsructed by Barahoneros in appreciation of then President of the Republic (Trujillo), for the construction of the 65 kilometer long Enriquillo road linking Barahona with Azua, at a cost of RD$165,000. The monument was formally inaugurated on Sunday August 7, 1938.