 santiago rodrÃ­guez () is a province of the dominican republic. it was split from monte cristi in 1948. ==location== the santiago rodrÃ­guez province has the monte cristi and valverde provinces to the north, the santiago province to the east, the san juan and elÃ­as piÃ±a provinces to the south and the dajabÃ³n province to the west. ==origin of name== santiago rodrÃ­guez was an officer of the dominican army in the dominican war of independence. he was one of the foun
Provinces_of_the_Dominican_Republic States_and_territories_established_in_1948