Hato Mayor del Rey
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| Hato Mayor del Rey | |
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 Hato Mayor del Rey
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| Coordinates: 18°46′12″N 69°15′36″W / 18.77°N 69.26°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Hato Mayor |
| Founded | 1520 |
| Municipality since | 1843 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 647.08 km2 (249.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population (2002)[3] | |
| • Total | 43,544 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 34,006 |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo |
110 km |
| Municipalities | 3 |
Hato Mayor del Rey is the capital of Hato Mayor province, Dominican Republic. It is bordered on the North by the municipalities of El Valle and Sabana de la Mar, on the South by the province San Pedro de Macoris, on the East by the province El Seibo and on the West by the municipality of Bayaguana, Monte Plata. It is located 27 kilometers from the San Pedro de Macoris province and 110 kilometers from the capital city of Santo Domingo. Hato Mayor del Rey has a population of 43,544 inhabitants, and is divided into three municipal districts: Yerba Buena, Palacio Dulce and Guayabo Mata.
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[edit] Etymology
Directly translated into English, it means Largest Ranch of the King. The name stems from the colonial period in the 16th century, in which Hato Mayor del Rey was among the largest herding regions of Hispanola and served King Charles I.
[edit] History
Hato Mayor del Rey was founded around the year 1520 by Francisco Dávila as land that was dedicated to cattle and agriculture. Francisco Dávila, in his position as Treasurer and Perpetual Royal Regidor in Hispanola, established the Majorat of Dávila on August 23, 1554 in the city of Santo Domingo, in the presence of his nephew Gaspar Dávila. The lands of Hato Mayor del Rey then formed a part of Dávila's majorat.
Over time, Hato Mayor del Rey passed through the hands of several heirs and keepers. In 1746, Don Antonio Coca and Vevers Landecho, who was the perpetual manager of the Majorat of Dávila, founded Hato Mayor del Rey as a village. The village included a hermitage dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy to encourage people living near the estate to practice Catholicism.
Until July 1843, Hato Mayor del Rey was part of the community of El Seibo and the province of El Seibo. After 1843, Hato Mayor del Rey became its own independent community by decree of the occupying Haitian forces under Charles Rivière-Hérard. On June 9, 1845, Hato Mayor del Rey's independent community status was lost under law No. 40 of the Provincial Administration, reverting it to a military outpost of El Seibo. On October 13, 1848, Dominican President Manuel Jiménes, proclaimed the community of Hato Mayor del Rey an independent town by Decree No. 174 of the Conservative Council and the Chamber of Tribunes. During the Annexation, Hato Mayor del Rey was converted into a military base in charge of the protection of El Seibo.
On December 14, 1888, Mrs. Maria de las Mercedes de la Rocha and Coca Landecho de Fernández and her husband Esteban Fernández and Ramón María Gautreaux, the Secretary and Treasurer, donated 1,070,879.41 m2 to the City Council of Hato Mayor del Rey.
[edit] Notable residents
[edit] 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
Coordinates: 18°46′N 69°15′W / 18.767°N 69.25°W
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