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Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo
Manoguayabo is a small sector of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. It is mainly populated by the lower class, and has a large Haitian migrant population. It is one of the poorest sectors around the Santo Domingo area. The sector is best known as the birthplace of composers Cuco Valoy, Ramón Orlando and Cheché Abreu; plus Major League Baseball pitcher, Pedro Martínez Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25, 1971) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to , for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox from to . At the time o ..., who has contributed to the area building churches, schools and a baseball field. See also * Palavé References Populated places in Santo Domingo Province {{DominicanRepublic-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Domingo Province
Santo Domingo () is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from the Distrito Nacional on October 16, 2001. Municipalities and municipal districts As of June 20, 2006, the province is divided into the following municipalities (''municipios'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' – D. M.) within them: *Boca Chica ** La Caleta (D.M.) *Los Alcarrizos ** Palmarejo-Villa Linda (D.M.) ** Pantoja (D.M.) * Pedro Brand ** La Cuaba (D.M.) ** La Guáyiga (D.M.) * San Antonio de Guerra ** Hato Viejo (D.M.) *Santo Domingo Este ** San Luis (D.M.) *Santo Domingo Norte ** La Victoria (D.M.) *Santo Domingo Oeste ** Instituto (D.M.) The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census. Urban population are those living in the seats (''cabeceras'' literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts (''Secciones'' literally sections) and ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest nation in the Antilles by area (after Cuba) at , and third-largest by population, with approximately 10.7 million people (2022 est.), down from 10.8 million in 2020, of whom approximately 3.3 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The official language of the country is Spanish. The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola before the arrival of Europeans, dividing it into five chiefdoms. They had constructed an advanced farming and hunting society, and were in the process of becoming an organized civilization. The Taínos also in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuco Valoy
Cuco Valoy (born January 6, 1937, in Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican Republic singer, songwriter, percussionist and guitarist, who is versatile in salsa, son montuno, guaracha The guaracha () is a genre of music that originated in Cuba, of rapid tempo and comic or picaresque lyrics. The word had been used in this sense at least since the late 18th and early 19th century. Guarachas were played and sung in musical thea ... and merengue. He began performing with his brother Martín, under the name Los Ahijados. Valoy is the father of Ramón Orlando, with whom he formed the band Los Virtuosos, later changed to La Tribu. He is widely known for the song "Juliana", which was covered by the group DLG; a cover that featured Valoy's vocals. Discography * 1993: ''Bien Sobao/Y Lo Virtuoso'' (Kubaney) * 1993: ''Lo Mejor de Cuco Valoy'' (Kubaney) * 1993: ''Lo Mejor de Cuco Valoy, Vol. 2'' (Kubaney) * 1995: ''Época de Oro'' (Kubaney) * 1996: ''Disco de O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Orlando
Ramón Orlando Valoy García (born July 29, 1959), is a Dominican musician, singer, arranger, composer, record producer and songwriter, besides being a gran maestro pianist in Caribbean rhythms. Ramón Orlando received seven Casandra awards in the 1992 ceremony, including the ''Soberano'', which is the most important category in the Dominican awards ceremony. In 2005, he was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award in the Best Merengue Album category. Career Ramón Orlando Valoy was born on July 29, 1959 in Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is the son of Cuco Valoy. Ramón Orlando started his music career at age 14, as a singer, piano player, arranger, composer and songwriter in his father's merengue band called ''La Tribu.'' He formed his own merengue music band in 1984 called "Los Virtuosos", later renamed “Cuco Valoy y Orquesta” with Peter Cruz y Henry García as lead singers. Years later, the Cuco Valoy group broke up and Ramón moved to Colombia to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively. Beginning in 1903, the two leagues signed the National Agreement and cooperated but remained legally separate entities until 2000, when they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. It is also included as one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Baseball's first all-professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869. Before that, some teams had secretly paid certain players. The first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from one te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Martínez
Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25, 1971) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to , for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox from to . At the time of his retirement as an active player, his career record of 219 wins and 100 losses placed him fourth-highest in winning percentage in MLB history, and was the highest such achievement by a right-hander since the modern pitching era began, in . Martínez ended his career with an earned run average (ERA) of 2.93, the sixth-lowest by a pitcher with at least 2,500 innings pitched, since 1920. He reached the 3,000 strikeout mark in fewer innings than any pitcher except Randy Johnson, and is the only pitcher to compile over 3,000 career strikeouts with fewer than 3,000 innings pitched; Martínez's career strikeout rate of 10.04 per nine innings trails only Johnson (10.61) among pitchers with over 1,500 innings. An eight-time All-Star, Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palavé
The ancient big house of Palavé, located roughly 22 km to the west of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. Its unique architectural style and ancient age has led to its consideration to be put on the World Heritage list of sites who have "outstanding universal value" to the world. World Heritage Status This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ... Tentative List on November 21, 2001 in the Cultural category. Notes References World Heritage Center: The Criteria for Selection Accessed 2009-02-26. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
