Las Matas de Santa Cruz is a small

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

in the Monte Cristi

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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 ...

Notable people

Nelson Cruz Nelson Ramón Cruz Martínez (born July 1, 1980), nicknamed "Boomstick", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Ranger ...

- (b 1980) is a Dominican-American professional baseball designated hitter and right fielder. *

Antony Santos Domingo Antonio Santos Muñoz (born May 5, 1967), known professionally as Antony Santos'','' is a Dominican musician and singer. One of the top-selling bachata artists of all time, he is known as one of the pioneers of modern bachata in the e ...

- (b 1967) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is one of the top-selling Bachata artists of all time. * Raulín Rodríguez (born June 16, 1971) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is one of the first major bachata artists to have international success and popularize this style of music in the Dominican Republic.

References

Populated places in Monte Cristi Province Municipalities of the Dominican Republic {{DominicanRepublic-geo-stub