Which capital city was known as Ciudad Trujillo from 1936 to 1961?

The capital city known as Ciudad Trujillo from 1936 to 1961 was Santo Domingo.

The name was imposed during the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, who ruled the Dominican Republic directly or through allied presidents for more than three decades. In 1936, the capital was renamed in his honor as part of an extensive personality cult that also affected provinces, mountains, streets, and public buildings.

Santo Domingo had already played a central role in Caribbean and American history. Founded by the Spanish in the late 15th century, it became the first permanent European settlement in the Americas and the administrative center of Spain's early New World empire. Its Colonial Zone contains landmarks including the first cathedral and university established in the Americas.

After Trujillo was assassinated in May 1961, the city returned to its historic name, Santo Domingo. A common mix-up is confusing the renamed capital with San Cristóbal, Trujillo's birthplace, or with Santiago de los Caballeros, the Dominican Republic's second-largest city.