San Ignacio de Sabaneta is the capital and a

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of Santiago Rodriguez in the northwestern part of the

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. It is usually called only ''Sabaneta'' or ''Santiago Rodríguez''.

History

The town was founded in 1844 by Santiago Rodríguez and the brothers, Alejandro and José Bueno. The city laid in the centre of a small

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, in Spanish, Sabaneta. In 1854, the town was elevated to the category of Military Post and in 1858 it was incorporated into a municipality of the

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province. Sabaneta was the centre of the fight against the Spanish soldiers during the Restoration War (1863–1865). When 1879 Monte Cristi became a province, San Ignacio de Sabaneta was made a municipality of that new province. When the new province of Santiago Rodríguez was created in 1948, San Ignacio de Sabaneta was made the head municipality of the province.

Climate

Economy

The main economic activities of the municipality are

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, hides and

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Notable people from Sabaneta

* Fefita la Grande Dominican Musician who composed Merengue "Tipico" and is known for her Perico Ripiao * Diógenes Díaz Torres destacado poeta, con un sin número de verso escritos en su libro Sin Cesarea

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:San Ignacio De Sabaneta Populated places in Santiago Rodríguez Province Municipalities of the Dominican Republic