History
The El Seibo municipality is located in the eastern part of the country. It was founded in 1506 by the conqueror of Jamaica, Juan de Esquivel, with the name of Santa Cruz de Icayagua.
Towards 1518, its population disappeared and settled in Cuesta Prieta, to the east of Seibo River, where it branched off along with Soco River.
The Seibo was the largest eastern province until December 31, 1944 because it was formed by the municipalities of El Seybo, Hato Mayor, Miches, Sabana de la Mar and La Romana. Its territory began to decrease with the creation of the La Altagracia Province, on January 1, 1945, which consisted of La Romana as the head city, the municipality of Higuey and the municipal district of San Rafael Del Yuma.
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