Concepción de La Vega
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La Vega, or Concepción de La Vega is the largest city and municipality
of the central Dominican Republic
and the third of the whole country. This city is known as the heart of the Dominican Republic for its geographical position and its large agricultural production methods throughout the province with the same name "Provincia de La Vega".
built a small fort near present-day La Vega, in 1494. It was intended to guard the route to the interior gold deposits of the Cibao
valley. A Spanish settlement known as Concepción de la Vega gradually grew up around the fort, and after 1508, when gold was found in quantity there, Concepción became the first gold boomtown in the continent. By 1510 it was one of the largest and most important European cities in the hemisphere. The town was destroyed and buried by an earthquake on December 2, 1562, and the survivors relocated to the present site on the banks of the Camú River
. The site of the ruined town remained largely in farmland until a small portion of the original city was purchased by the Dominican government in the mid-1970s and renamed as National Park of Concepción de La Vega.
, tobacco
, rice
, and cattle
production. There is also a small but very famous brewery called Cervecería Vegana
known for its pilsener-style beers, named Quisqueya and Soberana. There is a factory known for making the famous sausage Induveca.
. South of the city is the Cordillera Central
, the largest mountain system of the Dominican Republic. El Ponton Field, a local airport, bounds the city on the east. To La Vega's west are the Camú River again and Montellano.
and there is the Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao. Since 2005 the national and local governments are planning to build an extension of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
, but there are some conflicts and the project is behind schedule. This city also has one of the most expensive schools in the country, the famous Colegio Immaculada Concepción de La Vega, which counts more than 3,000 students from all around the country.
, Joaquín Balaguer
, Federico Garcia Godoy, among others, and international writers such as Gabriela Mistral
, Rubén Darío
, Gabriel García Márquez
, among others,
are sold, and some theatrical works are shown to the public. The fair is celebrated each year in the month of September, lasting about one week, and brings to this city all the editors from all around the country, selling many kinds of books, theatrical works, etc.
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Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
The provinces of the Dominican Republic are divided into two or more municipalities with the exception of the Distrito Nacional which consist of only one municipality Santo Domingo...
of the central Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
and the third of the whole country. This city is known as the heart of the Dominican Republic for its geographical position and its large agricultural production methods throughout the province with the same name "Provincia de La Vega".
History
Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
built a small fort near present-day La Vega, in 1494. It was intended to guard the route to the interior gold deposits of the Cibao
Cibao
Cibao, usually referred as "El Cibao", is a region of the Dominican Republic located at the northern part of the country.The Taíno word Cibao, meaning "place where rocks abound", was originally applied to the central mountain range, and used during the Spanish conquest to refer to the rich and...
valley. A Spanish settlement known as Concepción de la Vega gradually grew up around the fort, and after 1508, when gold was found in quantity there, Concepción became the first gold boomtown in the continent. By 1510 it was one of the largest and most important European cities in the hemisphere. The town was destroyed and buried by an earthquake on December 2, 1562, and the survivors relocated to the present site on the banks of the Camú River
Camú River
The Camú River is located in the northern Dominican Republic. It rises in the northern highlands, flowing first south of the biscuit and then east past the cities of Moca and Concepción de la Vega before reaching the sea south of Cabrera at the Bahía Escocesa. The Camu River is located near La...
. The site of the ruined town remained largely in farmland until a small portion of the original city was purchased by the Dominican government in the mid-1970s and renamed as National Park of Concepción de La Vega.
Sectors
- Arenoso (surrounding areas)
- Barrio Guarionex
- Barrio Loteria
- Barrio Militar
- Barrio X
- Bayacanes (surrounding areas)
- Carmelitas
- Centro Ciudad (Margarita)
- Conani
- Cutupú (surrounding areas)
- Don Bosco
- Don Pedro
- El Bolsillo
- El Campito
- El Cerro (surrounding areas)
- El Ensueño
- El Napoles
- El Riito
- Ensanche Duarte
- Gamundi
- Guaigui (surrounding areas)
- La Arboleda
- La Boca Del Lobo
- Las Carolinas
- La Enramada
- La Cigua
- La Planta
- La Riviera
- Las Marias
- Licey (surrounding areas)
- Los Pomos
- Los Robles
- Los Multi-Familiares (Viejos y Nuevos)
- Palmarito
- Parque Hostos
- Ponton
- Puerto Rico
- Rancho Abajo (surrounding areas)
- Residencial Chimbin
- Residencial Coral
- Río Verde Abajo (surrounding areas)
- Río Verde Arriba (surrounding areas)
- San Antonio
- San Martin
- San Miguel
- Santo Domingo Sabio
- Soto (surrounding areas)
- Villa Carolinas
- Villa Francisca
- Villa Francisca II
- Villa Margarita
- Villa Real
- Villa Hollywood
- Villa Lora
- Villa Rosa
- Zafaraya
Government
| Person | Occupation | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis perez | Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city.... |
PLD | |
| Rosa Olga Medrano | Vice Mayor | PRSD | |
| Mario Jose Hidalgo | Governor Governor A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state... /Deputy Deputy (legislator) A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.-List of countries:This is an list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates.... |
PLD | |
| Euclides Sanchez Tavares | Senator Senate of the Dominican Republic The Senate is the upper house of the Dominican Republic's bicameral National Congress. The lower house is the Chamber of Deputies.... |
PLD | |
| Gilda Moronta Guzman | Deputy Deputy (legislator) A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.-List of countries:This is an list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates.... |
PLD | |
| Aridio Antonio Reyes | Deputy Deputy (legislator) A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.-List of countries:This is an list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates.... |
PLD | |
| Elpdio Infante Galan | Deputy Deputy (legislator) A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.-List of countries:This is an list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates.... |
PRD | |
| Hugo Nuñez Almonte | Deputy Deputy (legislator) A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.-List of countries:This is an list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates.... |
PRD | |
| Radhames Ramos Garcia | Deputy Deputy (legislator) A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.-List of countries:This is an list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates.... |
PRD |
Economy
The local industries are based upon cacao, coffeeCoffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
, tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
, rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, and cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
production. There is also a small but very famous brewery called Cervecería Vegana
Cervecería Vegana
Cervecería Vegana is a small brewery operation located in La Vega, Dominican Republic. Cerveceria Vegana brews one pilsener-style beer, Quisqueya. They discontinued brewing Soberano in 2010. They also produce Malta India....
known for its pilsener-style beers, named Quisqueya and Soberana. There is a factory known for making the famous sausage Induveca.
Geography
La Vega is bounded on the north by the Camú River. This river flows about 100 kilometers before emptying into Yuna RiverYuna River
The Yuna River is in the Dominican Republic. The river flooded in 2000 and 2004 causing loss of life and livelihood. The river is the second longest river in the Dominican Republic measuring at 209 km long....
. South of the city is the Cordillera Central
Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
The Cordillera Central is the highest mountain range in the Dominican Republic and in all of the West Indies. Connected to the Massif du Nord in Haiti, it gradually bends southwards and finishes near the town of San Cristóbal on the Caribbean coastal plains. Because of its altitude, cool...
, the largest mountain system of the Dominican Republic. El Ponton Field, a local airport, bounds the city on the east. To La Vega's west are the Camú River again and Montellano.
Education
There is an extension of the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez UreñaUniversidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña
The Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña is a private, coeducational, university in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.-History:...
and there is the Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao. Since 2005 the national and local governments are planning to build an extension of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
The Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo is the public university system in the Dominican Republic with its main campus in Santo Domingo and regional centers across the Republic...
, but there are some conflicts and the project is behind schedule. This city also has one of the most expensive schools in the country, the famous Colegio Immaculada Concepción de La Vega, which counts more than 3,000 students from all around the country.
Private, public, and high schools
| Private Schools & High schools | Public Schools & High Schools | |
|---|---|---|
| Agustiniano | Arenoso School | |
| Cardenal Sancha | Don Pepe Alvarez High School | |
| La Vega Christian School | Del Carmen School | |
| Don Luis Despradel | Garcia Godoy | |
| Eugenio Maria De Hostos | Mercedez Morel | |
| Immacualada Concepción | Mitila Grullón | |
| Nuveluz Elementary Private School | Mercedez Morel | |
| Padre Fantino Bilingual School | Padre Lamarche | |
| Santo Tomás De Aquino | San Miguel Elementary School | |
| U.N.P.H.U. | San Antonio Public school | |
| Vega Nueva | San Martín De Porres |
The Book Fair
Annually, the famous Feria del Libro de República Dominicana (Dominican Republic Book Fair) takes place in the city of La Vega. In this fair most of the famous books and literary works from Dominicans writers such as Juan BoschJuan Bosch
Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño was a politician, historian, short story writer, essayist, educator, and the first cleanly elected president of the Dominican Republic for a brief time in 1963. Previously, he had been the leader of the Dominican opposition in exile to the dictatorial regime of Rafael...
, Joaquín Balaguer
Joaquín Balaguer
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was the President of the Dominican Republic from 1960 to 1962, from 1966 to 1978, and again from 1986 to 1996.-Early life and introduction to politics:...
, Federico Garcia Godoy, among others, and international writers such as Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral was the pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, a Chilean poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1945...
, Rubén Darío
Rubén Darío
Félix Rubén García Sarmiento , known as Rubén Darío, was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo that flourished at the end of the 19th century...
, Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
, among others,
are sold, and some theatrical works are shown to the public. The fair is celebrated each year in the month of September, lasting about one week, and brings to this city all the editors from all around the country, selling many kinds of books, theatrical works, etc.
Transportation
There are many bus companies which travel between La Vega other cities like: Santo Domingo, Santiago, Samana, Puerto Plata, and others. There is also El Ponton Field, which serves domestics flights.Sports
Each year between the months of october and december a basketball tournament it's held in this city, it is called in spanish Torneo Superior de Baloncesto de La Vega in english Superior Basketball Tournament of La Vega, This tournament started on october 1994 (after a time of political and cultural crisis between the years 1978 and and october 1994). But the same team still active after all. One of them disappearing (El Country)| Años | Club DOSA | Club Enriquillo | Club La Matica | Club Parque Hostos | Club Villa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Did not competed | disqualified | Champion | disqualified | runner up |
| 1995 | Did not competed | disqualified | disqualified | Champion | runner up |
| 1996 | Did not competed | the series were canceled | the series were canceled | disqualified | disqualified |
| 1997 | Did not competed | disqualified | disqualified | runner up | Champion |
| 1998 | Champion | disqualified | runner up | disqualified | disqualified |
| 1999 | disqualified | disqualified | Champion | disqualified | Runner up |
| 2000 | disqualified | disqualified | Champion | disqualified | Runner up |
| 2001 | Runner up | disqualified | disqualified | Champion | disqualified |
| 2002 | disqualified | disqualified | Runner up | Champion | disqualified |
| 2003 | disqualified | Champion | disqualified | Runner up | disqualified |
| 2004 | disqualified | disqualified | Runner up | Champion | disqualified |
| 2005 | disqualified | disqualified | Runner up | Champion | disqualified |
| 2006 | disqualified | disqualified | Runner up | Champion | disqualified |
| 2007 | disqualified | disqualified | Runner up | Champion | disqualified |
| 2008 | Champion | disqualified | disqualified | Runner up | disqualified |
| 2009 | Runner up | disqualified | disqualified | Champion | disqualified |
| 2010 | Runner up | disqualified | Champion | disqualified | disqualified |
| 2011 | disqualified | disqualified | TBD (Final) | disqualified | TBD (Final) |
- D means disqualified
- El Parque Hostos is the most winning team with 8 crowns (1995 ,2001 ,2002 ,2004 ,2005 ,2006 ,2007 ,2009)
- La Matica is the second most winning team with 4 crowns and 1 unofficial (1994 , 1999, 2000, 2010)
- DOSA is the third most winning team with 2 crowns (1998, 2008)
- La Villa is the fourth most winning team with 1 crown (1997) and three times as runner up against La Matica (1994,1999,200)
- Enriquillo is the last most winning team with 1 crown (2003)
- In 1996 the tournament was being held normally, with the participation of 4 teams, but in the finals series, many issues occurred in the fifth match betwen La Matica and Enriquillo, when the player Humberto Flores from Enriquillo´s team scored three points, seconds before the siren would ring. But at the end it was not clear, if the 3 points shot, that would have given a victory to Enriquillos´s team, was scored after or before the siren ringged, as a consequence of this, the finals series were cancelled and in 1996 no became champion.
Notable people
- Juan BoschJuan BoschJuan Emilio Bosch Gaviño was a politician, historian, short story writer, essayist, educator, and the first cleanly elected president of the Dominican Republic for a brief time in 1963. Previously, he had been the leader of the Dominican opposition in exile to the dictatorial regime of Rafael...
: famous writer, former President of the Dominican Republic, from February 27, 1963 to September 24, 1963, and for decades a top, national political leader - Héctor Rafael García GodoyHéctor García GodoyHéctor Rafael García Godoy was a politician from the Dominican Republic. He served as provisional president of the Dominican Republic from September 3, 1965 until July 1, 1966.-Reference:...
, former provisional president of the Dominican Republic from September 3, 1965 until July 1, 1966. - Antonio Guzmán FernándezAntonio Guzmán FernándezSilvestre Antonio Guzmán Fernández was a Dominican businessman and a politician. He was the 46th President of the Dominican Republic, from 1978 to 1982.- Early life :Antonio Guzmán was born in the town of La Vega...
: former President of the Dominican Republic, 1978–1982 - Larimar FialloLarimar FialloLarissa del Mar Fiallo Scanlón , commonly referred to as Larimar Fiallo, represented Dominican Republic in the Miss Universe pageant in 2004....
: Miss Dominican Republic 2004 - Federico García Godoy: famous writer
- Carlos De La Mota: TelevisaTelevisaTelevisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
actor - Vielka ValenzuelaVielka ValenzuelaVielka Valenzuela is a Dominican talk show host and fomer Miss Dominican Republic. Born as Vielka Yudelka Valenzuela Lama in Concepción de la Vega, Dominican Republic, she worked in television in the Dominican Republic prior to moving to Mexico where she worked in telenovelas...
: Miss Dominican Republic 1994Miss Dominican Republic 1994The competition for Miss República Dominicana 1994 was held on October 28, 1993. Twenty-four candidates representing provinces and municipalities entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 1994. The first runner-up would enter Miss World 1994...
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