Diego de Ocampo

The Diego de Ocampo is the highest point in the Cordillera Septentrional in the Santiago Province, Dominican Republic.

Etymology

This peak was named for Diego de Ocampo, a son of a wealthy Spaniard whose mother was of taino race from the island of Hispanola. He was named a true heir to his father in the Spanish courts. Diego de Ocampo rebelled, pillaged and sabotaged plantations in Concepción de la Vega, San Juan de la Maguana, Azua de Compostela and Bahoruco. He made a truce with the Spanish authorities, but rebelled again soon after. Later on he was captured and executed by Spanish troops, according to Governor Cerrato and the Oidor Grajeada in 1546.