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Montecristi
The name Monte Cristi or Montecristi may refer to the following places: Dominican Republic * Monte Cristi Province * Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, the capital of Monte Cristi Province * Monte Cristi National Park Ecuador * Montecristi Canton, a canton in Manabí Province * Montecristi, Ecuador, the capital of Montecristi Canton See also * Monte Cristo (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Cristi Province
Monte Cristi () is a Provinces of the Dominican Republic, province in the northwest of the Dominican Republic. The capital city is San Fernando de Monte Cristi (usually simply Monte Cristi). The spelling Montecristi is also seen. The Montecristi province is located in the Cibao frontier region, on the north coast of the country and borders the nation of Haiti. The land area of the Montecristi province is . It is divided into six municipalities and four municipal districts. Montecristi is where the Duarte Highway ends, which runs through the country from South to North from the city of Santo Domingo. Additionally, the province has a network of secondary roads that interconnect the city of San Fernando de Montecristi with the other municipalities and surrounding provinces. History Monte Cristi was founded by Nicolás de Ovando in 1506 and populated in 1533 by Juan de Bolaños and 63 families from the Canary Islands. These migrated to various parts of the country afterwards leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montecristi, Ecuador
Montecristi is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador and the capital of Montecristi Canton. Montecristi was formed during the first years of the Spanish conquest, possibly between 1536 and 1537, with settlers from Manta who left their village fleeing pirate attacks. Among the first settlers appears a man named "Criste", who would have built his house on top of the mountain, so it is believed that the place acquired the name of Montecriste, which later, for idiomatic ease, ended up being called Montecristi. As of the 2022 census Montecristi had a population of 71,066. The town is renowned for the production of Panama hats, the best quality of which is named ''montecristi '' after it. Montecristi is the birthplace of Eloy Alfaro Delgado (25 June 1842 – 28 January 1912), president of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911 and the leader of the Ecuadorian Liberal Revolution. Because of this, Montecristi was selected by the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
San Fernando de Monte Cristi, also known as Montecristi, is the capital town of Monte Cristi Province in the Dominican Republic. It is located in the northwest region of the country in a coastal area above the border with Haiti. The town was at the forefront in many of the advances including the first aqueduct, first railroad and telephone in the island. In 1895, it was the site of the signing of the Manifesto of Montecristi by Máximo Gómez and José Martí, at the Gómez home on Mella St. They sailed from "La Granja" beach, also in Montecristi, to Cuba to fight for its independence. History Monte Cristi was officially founded by Nicolás de Ovando in 1506 and populated in 1533 by Juan de Bolaños and 63 families from the Canary Islands. The existence of mineral wealth was the incentive to the increase of the Spanish settlement. Years later, in 1545, another family contingent joined and expanded the town. Agriculture and cattle raising were the two main activities of these fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montecristi Canton
Montecristi Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Manabí Province. Its capital is the town of Montecristi. Its population at the 2001 census was 43,400. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 75.6% *Montubio 9.6% *Afro-Ecuadorian 9.5% *White 5.0% *Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology) In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only local natural evolution (though often populari ... 0.1% *Other 0.3% References Cantons of Manabí Province {{Cantons of Ecuador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Cristi National Park
Monte Cristi National Park (''Parque National Monte Cristi'') is a national park on the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola that extends from the borders of Haiti to Punta Rucia in the Dominican Republic and covers an area of 550 km2. It contains coastal lagoons, beaches, mangrove swamps, a 237 m (777 ft) limestone mesa from which can be seen offshore keys and forested slopes of the mesa's northern side. The area is very dry, receiving just over two inches of rain per year. The huge mesa provides a habitat for an indigenous plant species called ''sabia montecristini'' as well as several reptile species. There are no marked paths in the park. See also *List of national parks of Dominican Republic List of the National parks of the Dominican Republic, located on and near the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean region. Dominican national park system The Dominican national park system includes: *urban parks and recreational areas. *nature ... * Monte Cristi Pipe Wreck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
