Villa Gonzalez is a municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are two municipal districts (distritos municipal): El Limón and Palmar Arriba.GeographyThe town is located 20 miles away from Santiago de los Caballeros.EconomyThe area produces some of the finest tobacco in the Dominican Republic.Notable residentsJosé Reyes, Major League Baseball shortstop for the New York Mets Manuel Eduardo Belliard (Sept. 1, 1933 - Jul. 3, 2008) Founder of the Cooperativa de Tabaco del la Section las Lavas