Maria Trinidad Sanchez Province
Description
María Trinidad Sánchez is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Samaná Province in September 1959 as Julia Molina Province; in November 1961, it got its current name. The name commemorates a distinguished female soldier in the wars of independence. María Trinidad Sánchez was the first woman incarcerated and executed by Pedro Santana, a Dominican annexionist president.
History
Before the creation of the province, its territory was part of the Samaná province; It was created in 1959 with the name of the mother of Dictator Rafael Trujillo, Julia Molina. When the government was changed to that of President Bosch, the name was changed to the current one, María Trinidad Sánchez.
