Montecristi is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador and the capital of the canton by the same name. |||} Ecuador is divided into 24 Provinces ( Spanish: provincias, singular provincia) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. The provinces of Ecuador are divided into 226 cantons The cantons are subdivided into parishes ( parroquias)
As of the 2001 census Montecristi had 14,636 inhabitants.
The town is renowned for the production of Panama hats, the best quality of which is named montecristi superfino after it. A Panama hat or just Panama is a traditional brimmed Hat of Ecuadorian origin that is made from the plaited leaves of the toquilla straw plant (
Montecristi is the birthplace of Eloy Alfaro Delgado (25 June 1842-28 January 1912), president of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911 and the leader of the Ecuadorian Liberal Revolution. José Eloy Alfaro Delgado ( June 25, 1842 in Montecristi - January 28, 1912 in Quito) was president of Ecuador This is the History of Ecuador. See also the History of South America and the History of present-day nations and states.
External links
- (Spanish) Municipalidad de Montecristi
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