San Cristóbal is a municipality (municipio) and the capital of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic.
Within the municipality there is one municipal district (distrito municipal): Hato Damas.
History
thumb|right San Cristóbal was founded in the late 16th century.
Being the 3rd most important city in the country, its nickname "La Ciudad Benemerita" means "City deserving of grace".
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic was signed in San Cristóbal in 1844.
Rafael Trujillo, dictator from 1930 to 1961, was born in San Cristóbal in 1891 and 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.
Trujillo had several properties in San Cristóbal among these were:
El Castillo El Cerro
La Casa de Playa de Najayo o Casa de Marfil
La Hacienda María o Casa Blanca
La Casa de Caoba (his favorite home)
thumb|right All of these buildings are still standing, though in poor conditions.
He built many monuments in his hometown, such as Balneario La Toma, and Parque Piedras Vivas – a park he ordered to be built from rocks and stones collected from each city of the Dominican Republic to honor himself (hence the park's name "Living Stones").
Geography
thumb|right|San Cristóbal San Cristóbal is located about  on the DR-2 from Santo Domingo and close to Bajos de Haina.
It is located near the coast of the Caribbean Sea.
The topography is hilly as you go farther inland into the Cordillera Central mountain range.
Climate
San Cristóbal has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am), with hot weather year-round and heavy rainfall from May to November, when hurricanes are a major risk.
Economy
Goya Foods has its Dominican Republic offices in San Cristóbal."
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"Goya Foods of the Dominican Republic, S.A. Kilómetro 17 Autopista 6 de Noviembre San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic" Notable residents
Miguel Andújar, third baseman for the New York Yankees
Santiago Casilla, relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
Antonio Duvergé , Dominican general of French origin who served in the Dominican War of Independence.
José Guillén, former outfielder in Major League Baseball
Francisco Liriano, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
Rigoberto Mendoza (born 1992), basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Raúl Mondesí, former All-Star and Gold Glove Major League outfielder, most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers; former mayor of San Cristobal (2010–16)
Temístocles Montás, president of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)
Iván Nova, starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Michael Pineda, right-handed pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
Al Reyes, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Rays
José Rijo, former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent the majority of his career with the Cincinnati Reds
Sixto Sánchez, starting pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization
Ervin Santana, former starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins
Pedro Strop, relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, was a Dominican dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961
Sites of interest
Diego Caballero Sugar Mill
La Toma de San Cristóbal
Pomier Caves
Parque Piedras Vivas
Playa Palenque
Playa Najayo
Ingenio CAEI
Fuerte Resoli.
Sectors
5 de abril
Canastica
El Pomier
Hatillo
La Cruz
La Guandulera
La Suiza
La Toma
Las Flores
Lava Pies
Los Cacaitos
Los Molinas
Los Montones
Los Corozos
zona verde
Los Novas
Madre Vieja Norte
Madre Vieja Sur
Medina
Moscú
Pueblo Nuevo
Sabana Toro
Villa Fundación
Villa Liberación
Villa Valdez
Zona Verde
miracielo
Villa Mercedes
Las Arecas
Villa Liveracion
Najayo Arriba
Yaguate
Cambita
Doña Ana
Hatillo
Nicole
San Isidro
Nigua
Frank Reyna
References
* Category:Populated places in San Cristóbal Province Category:Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
