- Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic)
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San Fernando de Monte Cristi View from El Morrito of the Montecristi Bay
San Fernando de Monte CristiCoordinates: 19°51′0″N 71°39′0″W / 19.85°N 71.65°W Country 
Dominican RepublicProvince Monte Cristi Founded 1533 Municipality since 1822 Area[1] - Total 535.87 km2 (206.9 sq mi) Elevation[2] 16 m (52 ft) Population (2002)[3] - Total 25,776 - Density 48.1/km2 (124.6/sq mi) - Urban 15,629 - Demonym Montecristeño(a) Distance to
– Santo Domingo
270 kmMunicipal Districts
0San Fernando de Monte Cristi is the capital of Monte Cristi Province, Dominican Republic.
Caño de las Mujeres in Montecristi
Small flock of flamingos in the Montecristi BayIt is located in the northwest of the country in the coastal lowlands, close to the border with Haiti.
History
Populated in 1533 by Juan de Bolaños and 63 families from the Canary Islands. These migrated to various parts of the country after failing to establish successfully. Later repopulated and became a very wealthy port in the mid-to-late 16th century.
In 1606, one hundred years after its founding, it was destroyed as retribution for doing business with pirates. In 1756 the city was rebuilt and again became a prosperous trading center, until the early 20th century.[4]
In 1895, was the site of the signing of el Manifiesto de Montecristi by Máximo Gómez and José Martí, at Máximo Gómez home located on Mella St. They sailed from "La Granja" beach, also in Montecristi, to Cuba to fight for its independence.
See also
References
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976) (in Spanish). Geografía Dominicana. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda,Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ "Montecristi". Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9053502/Montecristi. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
Coordinates: 19°52′N 71°39′W / 19.867°N 71.65°W
Provincial capitals of the Dominican Republic Azua · Baní · Barahona · Bonao · Comendador · Cotuí · Dajabón · El Seibo · Hato Mayor · Higüey · Jimaní · La Romana · La Vega · Mao · Moca · Monte Cristi · Monte Plata · Nagua · Neiba · Pedernales · Puerto Plata · Sabaneta · Salcedo · Samaná · San Cristóbal · San Francisco de Macorís · San José de Ocoa · San Juan de la Maguana · San Pedro de Macorís · Santiago de los Caballeros · Santo Domingo · Santo Domingo Este
Categories:- Monte Cristi Province
- Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
- Populated places in the Dominican Republic
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