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San Juan de la Maguana is a city and municipality in the western region of the Dominican Republic and capital of the San Juan province. It was one of the first cities established on the island; founded in 1503, and was given the name of San Juan de la Maguana by San Juan Bautista and the Taino name of the valley: Maguana. The term Maguana means ...
Caonabo most likely lived in what is now San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic. [1] He ruled over the chiefdom of Maguana in the southern part of the island. His wife, Anacaona , was the sister of another powerful cacique — Bohechío , of the neighboring Jaragua. [ 2 ]
Its center was established at Corral de los Indios located in the present day town of Juan de Herrera in San Juan province. It was divided into 21 nitaínos. This was the principal cacicazgo of the island and was represented as "The Rock". The term Maguana means "the first stone" or "the only stone". The principal mother goddess of the chiefdom ...
This religious community in Palma Sola who followed the preachings of Olivorio Mateo, was considered a threat to the social economic, and religious status quo. [3] On 26 December 1962, the Dominican government decided to end the mass movement, prompting the dispatch of a military contingent killing 600 people in the area. [1]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Maguanensis) (erected 25 September 1953 as the Territorial Prelature of San Juan de la Maguana, elevated 19 November 1969) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.
Known as "La Deana", she self-published poems and the autobiographical and political essay Historia de una mujer (History of a Woman, 1849). Manuela Rodríguez Aybar was born on 1790 in San Juan de la Maguana. Her mother was Maria Rodríguez. Many of the details of her life, including the name of her father, are unknown.
Pages in category "People from San Juan de la Maguana" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
It was transferred to the current location due to the construction of the Dam of Sabana Yegua, on the riverbed Yaque del Sur. The completed dam was filled earlier than expected, due to Hurricane David 's arrival on October 31, 1979, causing the massive eviction by force of its inhabitants, which did not avoid the death of many people.