Oriente Province
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Diego Velazquez founded the capital of Oriente province in 1514 and named it Santiago de Cuba. The province is made up by 22 municipalities and is Cuba’s largest province containing about one third of the country’s population. Oriente Province is in the most eastern region of Cuba with a population of 1,797,606. It stretches across and consists of various mountain ranges with the Sierra Maestra region having Cuba’s highest mountain peak and elevation in Pico Turquino. Oriente Province holds much of Cuba’s history being the place of Fidel and Raul Castro’s birth, Jose Marti was killed in battle in Dos Rios and many guerilla wars have also taken place in Oriente like the Bay of Pigs. Cuba’s first Guerilla-style war was in 1523. against the conquering Spaniards in the Sierra Maestra Mountains. Some of Cuba’s oldest cities are in Oriente Province like Baracoa and carry a rich history of Cuba’s struggle for independence and racial relations.
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| El Oriente de Cuba El Oriente de Cuba www.elorientedecuba.org - Web |
| Baracoa Baracoa www.baracoa.org - Web |
| Guantanamo Guantanamo www.guantanamocity.org - Web |
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| Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba www.santiagodecubacity.org - Web |
| Holguin Holguin www.ciudaddeholguin.org - Web |
