Monte Plata was founded with the towns of Monte Cristi and Puerto Plata , which were destroyed by disposition of the king of Spain of the epoch and executed by Antonio Ozorio Governor of the Island , both towns gave name , they united Monte of Monte Cristi and calling it Plata Puerto Plata Monte Plata , were 87 neighbors that is to say heads of families the ones that founded to Monte Plata .
The town was founded with people from Monte Cristi and Puerto Plata ; they took the words `` Monte '' from the first town and `` Plata '' from the second town to form the name of the town : `` Monte Plata '' .