El Seibo (), alternatively spelt El Seybo, is a

province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

of the

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 ...

. Before 1992 it included what is now

Hato Mayor province Hato Mayor (, ''greater cattle-raising district'') is a Provinces of the Dominican Republic, province of the Dominican Republic. The province was split from El Seibo in 1984. Municipalities and municipal districts The province as of June 20, 2 ...

History

El Seibo was founded in 1502 by

Juan de Esquivel Juan de Esquivel (c. 1480 – c. 1513) was a Spanish colonist and first governor of the Colony of Santiago, now Jamaica. Biography Conquistador Juan de Esquivel was a native of Seville, the son of Pedro de Esquivel and Constanza Fernandez de ...

, a notable a Spanish conquistador. The name of Santa Cruz de El Seibo, is taken from the Spanish custom of placing the Cross of Christ at the cardinal points, as protection against evils. A cross called Asomante is still preserved, in the West Sector of the city of El Seibo. The name of Seibo comes from a tribal chief of the Taíno race, who was called Seebo. This Seebo was a regional leader, and subject to the provisions of the Chiefdom de Higuey: Cayacoha. By 1504, the Spaniards Juan Briceño and Francisco Almenara appear as residents of the area, paying the fifth to the Real Caja del Rey. El Seibo Dominican Republic 5

A relevant event for the achievement of Spanish interests occurred in Hidalga Villa de Santa Cruz de Hicayagua, at the time of the reconquest: the

Battle of Palo Hincado The Battle of Palo Hincado (''Palo Hincado'' Stands for "Kneeling Stick") was the first major battle of the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo of the Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, that was occupied by the French in the Spa ...

. This battle took place in what is today kilometer 3.5 of the El Seibo-Hato Mayor highway, on November 7, 1808, the troops of Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor, and an army of Creoles under the command of General

Juan Sánchez Ramírez Juan Sánchez Ramírez (1762 – February 11, 1811) was a Dominican general who was the primary leader of the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo, War of Reconquista. He is known for leading the troops in the Battle of Palo Hincado. The decisive ...

Politics

In the 2020 elections, one senator and three deputies were elected for the province. The senator is Santiago José Zorrilla from the

Modern Revolutionary Party The Modern Revolutionary Party ( or PRM) is a political party in the Dominican Republic. It emerged after a division within the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). It was recognized on September 9, 2014. The PRM is the legal heir of the Domin ...

(PRM). The deputies are Kenia Milagros Mejía Mercedes of the

Dominican Liberation Party The Dominican Liberation Party (Spanish: Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, referred to here by its Spanish acronym, the PLD) is a political party in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1973 by former president Juan Bosch, the party, along ...

(PLD), Juan Maldonado Castro (PRD), and Juan Roberto Rodríguez Hernández (PRD).

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following

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(''

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s'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - M.D.) within them: #

Santa Cruz de El Seibo Santa Cruz del Seibo or El Seibo, is a city and municipality in the El Seibo Province of the Dominican Republic, located in the eastern part of the country. History El Seibo is one of the oldest towns in the country, it was created by the Const ...

, head municipality of the province ##

Pedro Sánchez Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (; born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician who has served as Prime Minister of Spain since 2018. He has also been Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since July 2017, having p ...

(M.D.) ##San Francisco-Vicentillo (M.D.) ##Santa Lucía (M.D.) #

Miches Miches is a town located in El Seibo province in the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic. The community sits between the northern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental and the southern shore of the Samaná Bay. Origin of name In 1936, the com ...

##El Cedro (M.D.) ##La Gina (M.D.) The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate.

Urban Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of people ...

population are those living in the seats (''cabeceras'', literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts.

Rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically desc ...

population are those living in the

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

s (''secciones'', literally sections) and

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s (''Pparajes'', literally places) outside them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate. For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the

list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic The municipalities of the Dominican Republic are, after the provinces, the second level of the political and administrative division of the Dominican Republic. The division of provinces into municipalities (''municipios'') is established in the C ...

. For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the

Notable People

* Charytin singer and actress, born in the town of Santa Lucia *

Carlos Febles Carlos Manuel Febles (, ; born May 24, 1976) is a Dominican professional baseball coach and former player who currently manages the Toros del Este of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 ...

- baseball player and coach

References

External links

*
Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
*
Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic
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