In 1790, Arroyo Hondo was used for cultivating tobacco. In 1875 there were 205 people living in Arroyo Hond and Ángel Cerda was the Alcalde. Francisco Cerda was the Alcalde in 1882. José de León Cerda Aquino was the Alcalde in 1919.

Alcaldes and Census

• 1875 - Ángel Cerda (c. 1824-1914), son of Rafael Cerda.

  • Hombres 40

  • Mujeres 34

  • Niños 54

  • Niñas 77

  • Totales 205

• 1882 - Francisco Cerda Núñez (c. 1835-1905), son of Ramón Antonio Cerda and Petronila Núñez.

  • Casas 60

• 1919 - José de León Cerda Aquino (c. 1879-1960), son of Ángel Cerda and Juana Aquino Torres.

Deaths

• July 7, 1875 - Carlos Pichardo, son of Jose Maria Pichardo (deceased) and Anacleta Cabrera. Declared by Jose Iglesia and Federico Alvares.

• October 2, 1875 - Evangelista de Luna, daughter of Ancelma de Luna. Declared by Vicente Collado and Felipe Reinoso, residentes en Harrollo Hondo.

• November 8, 1875 - Pedro Marte, son of Felipe Marte and Vicenta Fabian. Declared by Sinforoso Marte and Camilo Marte, vecinos de Arollo Hondo and sons of Pedro.

• February 2, 1876 - Bruno Collao, son of Juan Collao and Maria Ramires. Declared by Jose Bicente and Jose Collao, residentes en Harrollo Hondo and sons of Bruno.

• March 18, 1876 - Maria de la Cruz Aquino, daughter of Vitoriano Aquino and Petronila Torres. Declared by Vitoriano Aquino (father) and Jacinto Regalado (Friend).

• November 9, 1876 - Francisco Nunez. Declared by Juan Selda and Bisente Selda de Arrollo Hondo.

• December 6, 1876 - Ildefonso Regalado, son of Jose Maria Regalado and Sencion Serda. Declared by Francisco and Juan Serda.

• January 28, 1877 - Maria Ramirez. Declared by Vicente Collado and Jose Collado.

• April 12, 1877 - Benito Nunez, son of Manuel Nunez and Maria Selda. Declared by Jose Manuel Nunez (son) and Candido Nunez (cousin).

• June 7, 1877 - Maria Dolores de Pena, daughter of Maria Lucas de Pena. Declared by Jose Iglesia and Jacinto ?.

• August 11, 1877 - Fermina Marcelo, daughter of Manuel Marcelo and Maria de los Santos Cabrera. Declared by Bonifacio Cabral (vecino) and Guillermo Marcelo (son).

• August 16, 1877 - Maria Ramona Ramirez, daughter of Alejo Ramirez and Ramona Nunez. Declared by Feliz Nunez and Martin Nunez (cousins).

• October 30, 1879 - Ana Garcia, daughter of Francisco and Maria Santi. Declared by Jose Julian  Franco and Juan Cerda.

• March 4, 1881 - Bictorico Aquino. Declared by Angel Cerda and Gregorio Breton.

• April 5, 1881 - Julio Torres, son of Polonia Torres. Declared by Julio Quintin and Fernando del Rosario.

• June 13, 1881 - Jose Ramon Garcia, son of Crisotomo Garcia and Blasina Martes. Declared by Jose Martes and Sinforoso Martes.

• July 4, 1881 - Maria de Lao Lene. Declared by Angel Cerda and Sinforozo Martes.

• August 17, 1881 - Blasa Josefa Batista. Declared by Angel Cerda and Tomas Nunez.

• October 3, 1881 - Eusebio Liranzo. Declared by Angel Cerda and Manuel Nunez.

• November 21, 1881 - Simon Nunez. Declared by Jose Eugenio Nunez, farmer.

• March 20, 1882 - Sebastiana Diaz. Declared by Teofilo Rodriguez.

Aquino

• Victoriano Aquino (died 1881) married Petronila Torres and had Juana (c. 1845-1910), María de la Cruz (c. 1858-1876), and Manuel Ramón (c. 1863-1908) Aquino Torres

Cerda

• Féliz Cerda had María de la O (who married Manuel Núñez Reynoso) and Leonardo Cerda. Leonardo fathered Vicente Cerda who had a natural son with Gertrudis de Vargas (c. 1821-1896) named José Concepción de Vargas born about 1854.

• Antonio Cerda had two daughters born in the late 1700s or early 1800s, Isabel and Olaya Cerda. Isabel married Francisco Núñez (died 1876) and Olaya had natural children with Domingo de Peña. Their descendants populated Piloto (Monte Cristi), Santa Cruz de Mao, San Ignacio de Sabaneta, and San Felipe de Puerto Plata.

• Fernando Cerda married María Mosquea and had Valentín Cerda Mosquea (c. 1829-1909). Valentín married María de las Nieves Lené Matías (c. 1840-1920).

• Rafael Cerda was the father of Ángel (c. 1824-1914) and Serafín (c. 1834-1919) Cerda.

• Buenaventura Cerda married María de la O Lené Vásquez and had María Francisca Cerda Lené (born c. 1857)

Collado

Juan Collado married María Ramírez (c. 1797-1877) and had Juan Bruno Collado Ramírez (c. 1816-1876) married Lorenza Núñez Cerda (c. 1819-1893). They had 4 children: José (c. 1853-1888), José Vicente (born c. 1856), Ana Joaquina (c. 1859-1907), and Evaristo (c. 1868-1894).

Franco

Ramón Franco Núñez the son of Luisa Núñez Reynoso married María de la Paz Díaz Burgos (c. 1793-1871). They had José Julián (c. 1814-1891), Bartolomé (c. 1819-1879), Gertrudis (c. 1821-1905), María Lorenza (c. 1827-1897), Justo  (c. 1829-1875), and Bernarda Franco Díaz.

Valentín Franco married Ana Ramona Muñoz and had children in the 1870s.

Iglesias

José Iglesias, a native of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, married Altagracia Álvarez and had children in the 1860s through 1880s.

Lené

Lené may be a surname of African or French origin. Modern day it is most popularly found in Tojo, Senegal, and Burkina Faso as well has having a notable population bearing the name in Haiti and France. It is found in Santo Domingo with an Eulalia Lené marrying Juan Bruno José and having Luisa José Lené (Luisa married in 1822).

Domingo Lené married Luisa Vásquez and had Alejo Antonio (c. 1814-1894), Vicenta (c. 1824-1894), and María de la O Lené Vásquez. 

Núñez

Isidoro Núñez was the father of Isidro and José Núñez. Isidro married María Reynoso and had José, Luisa, Manuel, Pedro and Santiago Núñez Reynoso. Manuel and Santiago remained in Arroyo Hondo while their brothers' descendants would eventually move to other neighboring places. José Núñez married Dionisia de los Reyes and had Augusto, Felipe, Francisco, Jacinto, Juan, and María. His descendants would leave Arroyo Hondo to other neighboring areas of Santiago.

Cándido Núñez was a relative of Isidro Núñez' family. In the death of Benito Núñez Cerda, Cándido was mentioned as his cousin. As it does not specify if Cándido was a first cousin its possible the connection is more distant. Cándido married María de la Paz Almonte and their descendants populated Arroyo Hondo and Piloto, Monte Cristi.

Ramírez

Petronila Ramírez had two children: Federico and Alejo Ramírez (c. 1830-1910).

Regalado

José María Regalado was born about 1793 and lived in Arroyo Hondo in 1859. He married Sención Cerda and had Ildefonso Regalado Cerda (c. 1851-1876). Jacinto Regalado was an unknown relative who lived in Arroyo Hondo in 1876.