La Duquesa Sugar Mill, founded in 1882 by American machinist Alejandro Bass and F. Von Krosigh, is located in the

Distrito Nacional The Distrito Nacional (; D.N.) is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not in any of the Provinces of the Dominican Republic, provinces, but in practice, it acts as a province on its own. Before Octobe ...

(National District) of the

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World Heritage Status

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Tentative List on April 5, 2002 in the Cultural category.Nuestra Señora de Monte Alegre or la Duquesa Sugar Mill [Ruta de Los Ingenios
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Nuestra Señora de Monte Alegre or la Duquesa Sugar Mill [Ruta de Los Ingenios] - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Accessed 2009-02-26. Betances, E (1995), ''State and Society in the Dominican Republic'', Westview Press. ISBN Dominican Republic culture