San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
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. 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: 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. 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.