Hato Mayor del Rey
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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.
, 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
.
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.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. It is bordered on the North by the municipalities of El Valle and Sabana de la Mar
Sabana de la Mar
Sabana de la Mar is a town in the Hato Mayor province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
, on the South by the province San Pedro de Macoris
San Pedro de Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.-Demographics:...
, on the East by the province El Seibo
El Seibo Province
El Seibo , alternatively spelt El Seybo, is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1992 it included what is now Hato Mayor province.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...
and on the West by the municipality of Bayaguana
Bayaguana
Bayaguana is a municipality of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic.As of the Dominican Republic's 2002 census, the municipality had a total population of 33,122 inhabitants, of which 19,351 resided in urban areas and 13,771 in rural areas.Bayaguana was founded in 1606, when Spain...
, Monte Plata
Monte Plata
Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...
. It is located 27 kilometers from the San Pedro de Macoris
San Pedro de Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.-Demographics:...
province and 110 kilometers from the capital city of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
. 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.
Etymology
Directly translated into EnglishEnglish language
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, 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
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
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History
Hato Mayor del Rey was founded around the year 1520 by Francisco Dávila as land that was dedicated to cattleCattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
and agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. Francisco Dávila, in his position as Treasurer
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
and Perpetual Royal Regidor
Regidor
A Regidor is a member of a council of municipalities in Spain and Latin America. Portugal also used to have the same office of Regedor.-Mexico:...
in Hispanola, established the Majorat
Majorat
Majorat is the right of succession to property according to age . A majorat would be inherited by the oldest son, or if there was no son, the nearest relative. This law existed in some of the European countries and was designed to prevent the distribution of wealthy estates between many members of...
of Dávila on August 23, 1554 in the city of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
, 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
Hermitage (religious retreat)
Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.-Western Christian Tradition:...
dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy to encourage people living near the estate to practice Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
.
Until July 1843, Hato Mayor del Rey was part of the community of El Seibo and the province of El Seibo
El Seibo
El Seibo , alternatively spelt El Seybo, is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1992 it included what is now Hato Mayor province.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...
. After 1843, Hato Mayor del Rey became its own independent community by decree of the occupying Haitian forces under Charles Rivière-Hérard
Charles Riviere-Hérard
Charles Rivière-Hérard also known as Charles Hérard Aîné was an officer in the Haitian Army under Andre Petion during his struggles against Henri Christophe. He was declared President of Haiti on 4 April 1843. He was forced from office by revolutionaries on 3 May 1844.Charles Hérard Aîné was born...
. 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
Manuel Jiménes
Manuel José Jimenes González was a Cuban born military figure and politician in the Dominican Republic. He served as the second President of the Dominican Republic from August 4, 1848 until May 30, 1849...
, 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.
Notable residents
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