Monte Cristi Airport
Osvaldo Virgil National Airport is an airport in the province of Monte Cristi on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The airport was opened in 2006 for tourism with flights from other Dominican airports. The runway is just north of the city of Monte Cristi. The airport is named after baseball player Ozzie Virgil Sr. The Cap Haitien VOR/DME (Ident: HCN) is west-southwest of the airport. The Monte Cristi non-directional beacon (Ident: MTC) is on the field.Cap Haitien VOR See also * * *Transport in Dominican Republic *List of airports in Dominican Republic This is a list of airports in the Dominican Republic, grouped by type and sorted by location. Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. See also * Transportation in the Dominican Republic ... References External linksSkyVector - El Montecristi Airport* Airports in the Dominican Republic Buildings and structures in Monte Cristi Province [Baidu]  

Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
San Fernando de Monte Cristi is the capital town of Monte Cristi Province in the Dominican Republic. It is located in the northwest region of the country in a coastal area above the border with Haiti. History Monte Cristi was founded by Nicolás de Ovando in 1506 and populated in 1533 by Juan de Bolaños and 63 families from the Canary Islands. These migrated to various parts of the country afterwards leaving the town behind. It was later repopulated and became a very wealthy port in the mid-to-late 16th century. In 1606, one hundred years after its founding, it was destroyed as retribution for doing business with pirates. In 1756 the city was rebuilt and again became a prosperous trading center, until the early 20th century. In 1895, it was the site of the signing of the Manifesto of Montecristi by Máximo Gómez and José Martí, at the Gómez home on Mella St. They sailed from "La Granja" beach, also in Montecristi, to Cuba to fight for its independence. Climate Mon ...
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