Pico Diego de Ocampo is the highest point in the
Cordillera Septentrional in
Santiago Province,
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...
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Located north of
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
, the peak has been called the city's main natural monument, together with the Yaque River.
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Etymology
This peak was named after
Diego de Ocampo, a rebel slave leader who hid away in the mountains, pillaged and sabotaged plantations in
Concepción de la Vega
La Vega, officially Concepción de la Vega (Real), is the third most populous city and a municipality of the Dominican Republic. It is the provincial capital of the homonymous province. The city is known as the Carnival epicenter of the Dominica ...
,
San Juan de la Maguana
San Juan de la Maguana is a city and municipality in the western region of the Dominican Republic and capital of the San Juan Province (Dominican Republic), San Juan province. It was one of the first cities established on the island; founded in 15 ...
,
Azua de Compostela and
Bahoruco. He made a truce with the
Spanish authorities, but rebelled again soon after. Later on he was captured and executed by Spanish troops, according to Governor Cerrato and the
Oidor Grajeada in 1546.
References
Geography of the Dominican Republic
Mountains of the Dominican Republic