| Haina River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth | |
| Native name | Rio Haina (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Municipality | Santo Domingo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Santo Domingo Basin, Caribbean Sea |
• coordinates | 18°24′55″N 70°01′05″W / 18.41528°N 70.01806°W |
| Length | 86 km (53 mi) |
The Haina River is a waterway situated in the Dominican Republic. It flows along the eastern boundary of the hydrographic district encompassing Azua, Baní, and San Cristóbal.[1]
In 1496, according to Floyd, "Miguel Diaz and Francisco de Garay, working their way down the Haina river, discovered rich deposits of gold in the river sands perhaps twenty-five miles from the coast." Bartolome Colon built a fort along this river, "well situated within the gold region", which he named San Cristobal.[2]
- ^ "Ríos de la República Dominicana". mipais.jmarcano.com. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ Floyd, Troy (1973). The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492-1526. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 32–34, 44.
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