San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan

San Juan de la Maguana is the capital of the province of San Juan in the Dominican Republic and is also known as San Juan. It is not to to be confused with San Juan, the much larger capital of Puerto Rico. San Juan de la Maguana is located in the geographical center of the island of Hispaniola, which the D.R. shares with Haiti, in mountainous country 40 miles north of Barahona and 75 miles north-west of the capital Santo Domingo.

Persons who were born here

• Manny Amador, minor league infielder
• Gerson Bautista, pitcher
• Tony Blanco, outfielder
• Eduardo de Oleo, minor league catcher
• Ezequiel Durán, infielder
• Fallón Heureaux, Dominican national team pitcher
• John Mora, minor league outfielder
• Salvador Paniagua, minor league catcher and manager
• Fernando Romero, pitcher
• Enmanuel Valdéz, infielder
• Pedro Viola, pitcher

People who died here

• Olmedo Suárez, minor league infielder