El Cercado is a
town in the
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
* San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province
* San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...
province of the
Dominican Republic.
History
The community of El Cercado was founded in 1845 by President
Pedro Santana
Pedro Santana y Familias, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras (June 29, 1801June 14, 1864) was a Dominican military commander and royalist politician who served as the president of the junta that had established the First Dominican Republic, a pre ...
. It previously belonged to the municipality of Bánica and was called the Sabana del Bohío, and was elevated to town by President
Fernando Arturo de Meriño
Fernando Arturo de Meriño y Ramírez (January 9, 1833 in Antonsí – August 20, 1906) was a Dominican priest and politician. He served as President of the Dominican Republic from September 1, 1880, until September 1, 1882. He served as the Pre ...
in 1888. The first families to settle in this area were Florencio Montero, Telésforo de Oleo, Encarnación, Manuelica y Fidel Matos and Leonardo Brito. El Cercado people have the reputation for being very hospitable, friendly and kind.
The main economic source is agriculture consisting of cattle, snuff, honey, wax, leather and coffee. The main form of communication was the horse, which started the mail service.
Climate
El Cercado has a
tropical savanna climate (
Köppen climate classification: Aw).
Personalities
References
Sources
World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic– World-Gazetteer.com
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
Populated places in San Juan Province (Dominican Republic)
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