La Cuba | |
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Ward & Division | |
 La Cuba (red) in Palma Soriano (orange) in Santiago de Cuba (yellow) | |
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| Coordinates: 20°13′28″N75°59′55″W / 20.22444°N 75.99861°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Santiago de Cuba |
| Municipality | Palma Soriano |
| Postal Code [1] | 92630 |
La Cuba is a ward (consejo popular) and a division (reparto) [1] in the municipality of Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba.
The national anthem of Guatemala was an initiative of the government of General José María Reina Barrios. Its music was composed by Rafael Álvarez Ovalle and its original lyrics written by Cuban poet and diplomat José Joaquín Palma, in the context of the cultural and idustrial event Exposición Centroamericana of 1897.
Santiago de Cuba Province is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. The largest city Santiago de Cuba is the main administrative center. Other large cities include Palma Soriano, Contramaestre, San Luis and Songo-la Maya.
The Battle of Dos Ríos was fought in Cuba during its war of independence from Spain.
Tomás Estrada Palma was a Cuban politician, the president of the Cuban Republican in Arms during the Ten Years' War, and the first President of Cuba, between May 20, 1902, and September 28, 1906. His collateral career as a New York City area educator and writer enabled Estrada Palma to create pro-Cuban literature aimed at gaining sympathy, assistance and publicity. He was eventually successful in garnering the attention of influential Americans. He was an early and persistent voice calling for the United States to intervene in Cuba on humanitarian grounds. During his presidency his major accomplishments include improving Cuba's infrastructure, communication, and public health.
Cedros, Portuguese and Spanish for cedars, may refer to the following places:
Mey Vidal is a Cuban reggae en Español, Dance hall, and reggaeton singer and composer. Born in Palma Soriano, a city in Santiago de Cuba Province, is one of the first to represent the female genre in the reggaeton movement.
Soriano may refer to:
Rafael Miguel Noble Magee was a Cuban catcher in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who played professionally in the United States and his native country between 1945 and 1961. Born in Central Hatillo, in what is now Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba Province, he batted and threw right handed and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 210 pounds (95 kg).
Palma Soriano is a Cuban city and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province. With a population of 125,385 in the city proper, it is the second-largest in the province and the 16th-largest in Cuba.
The Cauto River or Río Cauto is the longest river in Cuba, as well as the longest river in the Caribbean. Located in the southeast of the island, it is one of two navigable rivers in Cuba, the other being the Sagua la Grande River.
Jorge Molina Enríquez is a Cuban actor and film director. After studying cinema in the USSR, he graduated from the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television, known as EICTV. His thesis film, Molina's Culpa was a controversial tale with anti-Catholic content. He is a member of the communist party
Mella is a town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is located 20 km (12 mi) north of Palma Soriano and was named after the Cuban revolutionary and communist Julio Antonio Mella.
Tercer Frente is a municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is centered on the town, and municipal seat, of Cruce de los Baños.
Contramaestre is a Cuban town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province.
Urbano Noris is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province of Cuba. The municipal seat is located in the town of San Germán.
The Autopista A1, also known as Autopista Nacional, is a Cuban motorway, partly built, that will link Havana to Guantánamo. It is a toll-free road and its total length will be of about 900 km (560 mi). Along with the Autopista A4, linking Havana to Pinar del Río, it is classified as part of the whole Autopista Nacional route, spanning the length of the island; as the Carretera Central highway.
Santiago de Cuba, also known as Santiago General Senén Casas, is the main railway station of the city of Santiago de Cuba, seat of the homonym province, Cuba. It is owned by the state company Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FFCC) and is located in the central Paseo de Martí, nearby the city harbor.
Eloina Miyares Bermudez was a Cuban linguist and academician. She led the creation of the Diccionario Básico Escolar from its first edition in 2005 until its fourth edition. The Diccionario Básico Escolar is one of the books with the greatest circulation in Cuba.
Esterio Caraballo was a Cuban outfielder in the Negro leagues who played in the 1930s.
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