Ciudad Trujillo

[ syoo-thahth troo-hee-yaw ]

noun

1. former name (1936–61) of Santo Domingo.

Ciudad Trujillo

/ siuˈðað truˈxiʎo /

noun

1. the former name (1936–61) of Santo Domingo

Example Sentences

He had the capital renamed Ciudad Trujillo.

From New York Times

He renamed the capital city Ciudad Trujillo, and the country's highest mountain Pico Trujillo.

From BBC

The broadcasts come not from Havana, but from Ciudad Trujillo's Radio Caribe.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the Trujillos flew out of Ciudad Trujillo, two principal opposition leaders�the National Civic Union's Viriato Fiallo and the 14th of June's Manuel Tav�rez�flew in from San Juan.

From Time Magazine Archive

President Balaguer rushed a measure through Congress changing Ciudad Trujillo back to the name Columbus gave it, Santo Domingo.

From Time Magazine Archive