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Americas, as well as other European and Asian countries, as requested by former President Balaguer. The exhibitions house items of cultural heritage from each
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Columbus. Researchers point out that this strong evidence does not exclude the possibility that the bones in Santo Domingo also belong to the explorer. The Dominican authorities have not allowed the same DNA tests to be done to the remains in the lighthouse, so it is
231:, Its dimensions are 680 feet (210 m) by 195 feet (59 m). The cross represents the Christianization of the Americas. There are 157 beams of light that emanate towards the sky from the structure and a rotating beam, which can be seen from space.
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