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Comfort It is a municipality of the Dominican Republic, which is located in the province of San Pedro de Macorís. [ first ]
LocalizaCión [ To edit ]
The municipality is limited to the north by the province of Hato Mayor, to the south by the city of San Pedro de Macorís (Sultana del Este); to the east for the Ramón Santana municipality (also belonging to San Pedro de Macorís); to the west by the Maguá River and the Monte Coca Batey (belonging to the Hato Mayor province); and to the northwest it limits with the province of Seybo. [ 2 ]
The municipality is part of the Caribbean coastal plain, the main relief zone of the southeast and the most varied region in terms of production and cane cultivation.
Limitrophes municipalities: [ 3 ]
Hydrography [ To edit ]
It has two basins only:
The Casuí River: which goes from the pork rinds to Cañada del Negro.
The river maguá: que constituye the main basin of the municipality and 15 km. Navigables.
In 1850 Consuelo was a small village located next to the flow of then Higuamo River. The first inhabitants of this town lived from agriculture such as the planting of minor fruits and fishing. As of 1872, this community was called “fresh water”, for the fame acquired by their springs. Later the Consuelo ingenuity was built, founded in 1881, under the firm “Padrón y Solaam y Cía. His first administrator was Guillermo L. Bass, who later became his owner.
Mr. Bass was of American nationality and Mr. Padrón and Soloam, was of Cuban nationality. Nine years after having acquired ingenuity, Guillermo Bass transferred it to his relative Williams L. Bass, who administered it as successfully as the first.
Williams’ initiatives were greeted at the beginning of the 90s by a period newspaper, called “echo of opinion.” He pointed it out as a man of temper and capital. Almost all old wood constructions were made in the Bass era, although subsequent owners built buildings, so Consuelo developed in their base on the base on the road and its upper part inward.
The production of sugar helped a lot in the development of the ingenuity comfort known at that time as “fresh water.”
The market was located where today is the Puerto Príncipe neighborhood, the ingenuity was American property until 1959 and then passed to Trujillo. Consuelo had a private airport, golf course, private clubs, sports field among others, when it was in American hands. [ 4 ]
It was elevated, first to the Municipal District through Law 176 of the year 1983, during the government of President Salvador Jorge Blanco, and later, thanks to the level of development reached, elevated to municipality through Law 71-96 of the year 1996 during the first Government period of President Leonel Fernández Reyna.
In their vegetation, fruit trees predominate basically, the most abundant of sugarcane being the most abundant, but there are also: cherry, orange, coconuts, guayabas, gold apple (jobo) and avocado.
Perennial trees do not abound, but its centennial ceiba (Erythrina Cristagalli), a very striking flower tree for its bright red color are famous; and the laurel (laurus nobilis), which is distinguished by its red, non -edible fruits, which simulate small balls and famous for occupying a special place in our national shield.
Political Area and Division [ To edit ]
Municipal District [ To edit ]
It is formed by the municipal district of: [ first ]
Urban zone [ To edit ]
Constituted by the people itself and subdivided into 24 neighborhoods or sectors and three sub-barrios: Villa Progreso (Sub-Barrio, the six houses), the aviation, the George, the Chemists, Port Prince (Sub-Barrio, Los Guandules) , The INVI, Puerto Rico, Las Palmas, Santa Ana, Villa Verde, Guachupita, Havana, La Loma, La Mina, Guamita, Hato Mayor, Central, Pueblo Nuev , Enriquillo (Sub.-Barrio, Jardines del Maestro Lee), the road and the feliu.
Las Callas section [ To edit ]
Formed by the bateyes of Chicharrones, Victoria, Consuelito, Cacena, Experimental, San Luis, Cañada del Negro, Platanito and Villa Don Juan.
Alejandro Bass section [ To edit ]
Formed by the Bateyes of Arroyo Seco, the Block, La Crane, Doña Lila, Batey 14, Alejandro Bass, Euskarduna, Felipa, Margarita, Los Figs, Basque, Hicotea, Amelia, San Felipe, El Bembe, Ab-4 and Santo Ángel .
Brief Batey Basque History [ To edit ]
The Basque Batey is located in the province of San Pedro de Macoris, about 12 kilometers on the outskirts of the municipality of Consuelo. This limits to the east with the “Paraíso” batey, to the west with the “14” Batey, to the north with the Batey “Insuelito” and to the south with the Batey “Atilano I”. This Batey has a population of 400 people of which 80% are of Haitian origin and only 20% are Dominican. The Batey population is mainly mulatto, since its inhabitants are a mixture of Haitians, Dominican Blacks and Cocolos.
Basque was born with braceros detention for the cut of sugarcane in the years where the sugar industry enjoyed a strong expansion and demand for the worker, which led to these tasks to be recruited people from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean English, the so -called Blacks Cocolos, which were braceros, hired by sugar companies from Jamaica, Saint Thomas, Antigua, Martinica, Saint Kitts, Guadalupe, Tortola and other islands.
According to María Méndez, 88 years old, who is one of the oldest residents of that community, the name of “Basque” comes from a group of foreign people who settled in the land whose origin came from the French Basque Country (which can Also being the origin of Batey Basque, since “Euskalduna” is synonymous with “Basque”). Instead, Ramón Julia says, aka (Papon) who is 54 years old in the Batey, that the name was already placed long before starting to live in the Batey and that perhaps it could be that the first inhabitants could have had the Surname “Vázquez” which is why the name of the Batey would come. The beginnings of “Basque” date from the years when the ingenuity was founded in Consuelo in 1881.
The municipality consists of 5 public schools, 3 secondary high schools, a Polytechnic and three private schools, although some of these function as high schools and night schools. The Divine Primary School, Antonio Paredes Mena School, Sor Leonor Gibb, Liceo Sor Ana Nolan (nocturno/ Liceo Fabio Ruiz), Liceo Juan Pablo Duarte, Mother Carmen Salles School, María Margarita Margarita de Youville School, Immaculate Polytechnic Immaculate Conception and Liceo Astin Jacobo Fe y Alegría. Private schools: San Gabriel Episcopal College, Miss Anny College, University School and Colegio Vision del Rey.
For the 1980s, the economy of this community was based, mainly on the cultivation and processing of sugarcane. Most people were based on the fruits of the sugar central, and all external economic activities were subject to the harvest. This changed radically when for 1990 the sugar industry began to present serious support difficulties; And for 1996, when the capitalization of the country’s mills, Consuelo was plunged into the deep recession, since its main source of income ceased to exist.
After several years of famine, especially in the Bateyes, other sources of work were created, and the people began to resurface a bit. Currently the main economic income is constituted by trade and government institutions (schools, banks, hospitals and town hall), because they represent a fixed, constant and stable entry.
Despite this predominance, a large part of the population is sustained from the informal economy (motoconchos, street vendors, shopkeepers, day laborers), but, as in the past, all these activities are subject to the development of those mentioned above.
In addition to these activities, there is also the sending of remittances that constitutes a more and more important income in the development of the people.
Institutions [ To edit ]
Among the institutions, both public and private, that we can find in the municipality, are:
A Municipal Palace, an Indotel Training Center (Dominican Institute of Telecommunications), Educational District 05-06, a Music Academy, a Cultural and Event Center (Casa de la Cultura de Consuelo), asylum of elderly (San Lucas Geriatric Residence ), A Community Aid Center (Consuelito), a Recreational Club (Finca Los Compadres), two clubs for events (Colorable Club and Event Center Episcopal College), Several Foundations of Child Help: El Eden Children’s Center and Center Vision of the Vision of the Vision of the King (sponsored by international compassion); Divine Esperanza Foundation (for children with physical disabilities, private initiative); Central Casa Leandra Foundation (childhood help, with private initiative); Life Footprints Foundation (work with boys and girls of limited resources) and a sports foundation: Manny Acta Foundation (Private Initiative Foundation).
A Public Hospital (Dr. Ángel Ponce Pinedo), a Primary Care Center, a Social Security hospital, two Catholic churches, an episcopal, a Jehovah’s Witness Hall, and 63 Evangelical Churches, an office of the Central Electoral Board , a peace court, a fuel station and three gas bombs, a government bank (reservation bank), and two private (Higuamo and La Nacional), a detachment from the National Police, and one from the Municipal Police , a fire barracks, a Dominican Red Cross subsidiary and a civil defense subsidiary.
Cultural heritage [ To edit ]
Due to an extensive cultural configuration, in this municipality the almost intact original traditions have been preserved: the guloyas, the lodge, speeds, English, Haitian and Dominican meals.
Associations [ To edit ]
Public Transport Association of Consuelo (Asotrapico), Association of Boards of Neighborhoods of Consuelo (ASOJUVECON), Association of Motoconchos de Censolo, Association of Estylists and Hairdressers, Association of Merchants and Details, Association of Students of the Consuelo Municipality (ASEOMUCO).
Recent traditions [ To edit ]
Miss Santa Ana (Contest of the Patronage Festivities): Tradition held annually every July 26, where girls from the different neighborhoods participate in a contest that seeks to choose the queen of the patron saint parties, other events such as rodeos, folk parties, folk parties, are also held Popular games, among others.
Folklore [ To edit ]
The folk aspect of the municipality is not very varied and, in general, it can be said that it is limited to that of the province, apart from its patron saint parties, in honor of its patron santa ana, on June 26, two groups can be mentioned that the distinguish from the province:
The Guloyas: dance brought by the cocols (immigrants of the Virgin Islands), which is characterized by the cadencious shelter, the use of clothes with striking colors, high hats with feathers, axes and cane sticks. They can be seen at Christmas and Carnival parties.
Consuelo has several children’s baseball sports leagues, a double baseball team A (current 2015 champion), a higher basketball team, a basketball club (all stars), a top basketball basketball tournament, a football club (a football club (a football club ( César Rijo), table tennis club and a chess club.
Recreative areas [ To edit ]
The municipality does not have enough areas of recreation and healthy fun, and mostly, those that are private: eight baseball stages: Astin Jacobo, La Esperanza, Land of Cocolos (consists of the Sammy Sosa stadiums, Ricardo Carty, Julio Julio César Franco and Rafael Batista-El Gallo), Cachena, Don Juan, Consuelito, AB4 and Alejandro Bass, a soccer field, ten mixed courts (volleyball and basketball), three gyms, a playground (Las Chichiguas) and a recreational park (Faith).
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