Holguín is the capital of the Cuban Province Holguín. It was presumably founded as San Isidoro de Holguín in 1545, and it is named after its founder García de Holguín. It has about 300,000 inhabitants. Holguín is one of the provinces of Cuba, the second most populous after Ciudad de la Habana. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Births April 2 - Elizabeth of Valois, Queen of Philip II of Spain (d. ...

The city has several parks, most prominently Galixto García Park in the center. Close by one finds the galleries Moncada and Bayado, a library, the club Casa de la Trova, the Martí cinema, the Theatre Eddy Suñol, the Province Museum La Periquera, a science museum, and a history museum. From the mountain Loma de la Cruz, which can be ascended by its 450 stairs, one can oversee the whole city. gallery may be short for Art gallery a gallery is an element in architecture, a long hallway flanked with walls or rows of columns Gallery is an open-source package that allows users to create and manage image galleries on their web sites. ... Moncada barracks shortly after the attack The Moncada Barracks, near Santiago de Cuba, was the site of an attack by guerillas that sparked the Cuban Revolution. ... Modern-style library In its traditional sense, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. ...

Holguín has a baseball stadium, and its airport Frank País is connected to Havana and several international destinations. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in St. ... The Olympia Stadium: start and finish lines visible, defining the length of one stadium (in this case 192. ... Havana (Spanish: San Cristóbal de La Habana) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ...