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Juana Saviñón
Juana Saviñón Pérez (born September 13, 1980) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ..., wearing the number #8 jersey. There she ended up in eleventh place with the Dominican Republic women's national team. Saviñón played as a wing-spiker. Clubs * Evosancris (-1998) * Mirador (1999–2003) * Los Cachorros (2004) * Mirador (2005) * San Cristóbal (2007–2008) * Centro (2009) * La Romana (2010) * Navarrete (2010) * Los Mina (2011) References External links FIVB biography 1980 births Living people Dominican Republic women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
San Cristóbal is a city in the southern region of Dominican Republic. It is the municipal (''municipio'') capital of the San Cristóbal province. The municipality is located in a valley at the foothills of the mountains belonging to the Cordillera Central, between the Nigua and Nizao rivers. Within this municipality there is one municipal district (''distrito municipal''): Hato Damas. San Cristóbal was founded in the late 16th century. The Constitution of the Dominican Republic was signed in San Cristóbal in 1844. The city is also notable for being the birthplace of Rafael Trujillo, dictator from 1930 to 1961, who was killed by anti-dictatorial Dominicans on his way to San Cristóbal in 1961 as part of a successful plot to end his 30-year authoritarian and fascist regime. History The first explorations in San Cristóbal date back to the beginning of the conquest and colonization of Hispaniola with the second Voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1493. There were various haciendas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
