Higüey (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈɣwej]), or in full Salvaleón de Higüey,[citation needed] is the capital city of the eastern La Altagracia Province, in...

nation. It is in Salvaleón de Higüey. The basilica is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in Higüey. The cathedral...

is kept in the Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in the city of Salvaleón de Higüey. The festival was originally held on August 15, but...

garrison in Higüey on the island's eastern side, Ovando assigned Ponce de León to crush the rebellion. Ponce de León was actively involved in the Higüey massacre...

prompting her father to find the image and bring it to the village of Salvaleón de Higüey around 1500. The Virgin's intercession is credited for victory of...

) within them: Salvaleón de Higüey Lagunas de Nisibon (M.D.) La Otra Banda (M.D.) Verón-Punta Cana (M.D.) San Rafael del Yuma Boca de Yuma (M.D.) Bayahibe...

was pacified in 1505, Esquivel founded a fortress and the town of Salvaleón de Higüey in 1506. Around 1504 Esquivel was named a procurador (legal representative)...

township dependent of Higüey in political matters, has been segregated (alongside with coastal Las Lagunas de Nisibón township) from Higüey's population given...

August 3, 2013, at the Punta Cana's Hard Rock Café Hotel & Casino in Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic. The winner represented the Dominican Republic...

Division of the Dominican Republic (Ley No. 5220 sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana), issued 1959 and frequently amended to create new...