Santiago de Cuba
Cathedral in Santiago de Cuba
Coordinates: 20°01′11.4″N 75°48′50.1″W / 20.019833, -75.813917
Country	Cuba
Province	Santiago de Cuba
Established	1514
Area
- City	704 km²  (271.8 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population (2004)
- City	494,337
Website: Santiago.cu

Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island nation of Cuba, some 540 miles (869 km) east south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1181x883, 113 KB) La bildo estas kopiita de wikipedia:nl. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1068x409, 178 KB) Summary Location of Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba Province ... Santiago de Cuba Providence is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Santiago de Cuba Providence is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... Nickname: (Spanish) City of Columns Position of Havana in the Americas Coordinates: , Country  Cuba Province Ciudad de La Habana Municipalities 15 Founded 1515a Government  - Mayor Juan Contino Aslán Area  - City 721. ...

The municipality extends over 704 square kilometers (272 sq mi), and contains the communities of Guilera, Antonio Maceo, Bravo, Castillo Duany, Leyte Vidal and Moncada. Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Historically Santiago de Cuba has long been the second most important city on the island after Havana, and still remains the second largest. It is on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea and is an important sea port. In 2004 the city of Santiago de Cuba had a population of about 494,337 people^[1]. Map of Central America and the Caribbean Caribbean Sea from space (top left). ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

The Castillo del Morro

Santiago de Cuba was founded by Spanish conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar on June 28, 1514. In 1516 the settlement was destroyed by fire, and was immediately rebuilt. This was the starting point of the expeditions led by Juan de Grijalba and Hernán Cortés to the coasts of Mexico in 1518, and in 1538 by Hernando de Soto's expedition to Florida. The first cathedral was built in the city in 1528. From 1522 until 1589 Santiago was the capital of the Spanish colony of Cuba. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2702x1759, 1430 KB) Castillo del Morro, Santiago de Cuba auteur : Glogg, Peter, Switzerland Source: http://visipix. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2702x1759, 1430 KB) Castillo del Morro, Santiago de Cuba auteur : Glogg, Peter, Switzerland Source: http://visipix. ... Conquistadors (Spanish: []) (English: Conqueror) were Spanish soldiers, explorers and adventurers who invaded and conquered much of the Americas and Asia Pacific, bringing them under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 19th centuries, starting with the 1492 settlement by Christopher Columbus in what is now the Dominican Republic and Haiti. ... For loved to eat live babies and terrorists the Spanish painter, see Diego Velázquez. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1514 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... Juan de Grijalva (born around 1489 in Cuéllar - January 21, 1527) was a Spanish conquistador. ... Hernán(do) Cortés Pizarro, 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who became famous for leading the military expedition that initiated the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. ... Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Hernando de Soto is a: Spanish explorer. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... For other uses, see Cathedral (disambiguation). ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ...

The city was plundered by French forces in 1553, and by British forces under Christopher Myngs in 1662. // Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... Sir Christopher Myngs (1625 - 1666), British admiral and pirate, came of a Norfolk family. ... Events February 1 - The Chinese pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. ...

On June 12, 1766, the city was almost destroyed by an earthquake. is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ...

The city experienced an influx of French immigrants in the late 18th century and early 19th century, many coming from Haiti after the Haitian slave revolt of 1791. This added to the city's eclectic cultural mix, already rich with Spanish and African culture. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century &#8212; 19th century &#8212; 20th century &#8212; more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Haiti France Commanders Toussaint LOuverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines Charles Leclerc, vicomte de Rochambeau, Napoleon Bonaparte Strength Regular army: <55,000, Volunteers: <100,000 Regular army: 60,000, 86 warships and frigates Casualties Military deaths: unknown, Civilian deaths: <100,000 Military deaths: 57,000 (37,000 combat; 20,000... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ...

It was also the location where Spanish troops faced their main defeat at San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Spain later surrendered to the United States after the destruction of its fleet in Santiago's harbor. San Juan Hill is a slight incline to the east of Santiago, Cuba, where Spanish soldiers entrenched themselves in the most famous battle of the Spanish-American War; the Battle of San Juan Hill. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Philippine Republic Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Arsenio Linares General Ramón Blanco Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (432 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino...

Cuban poet, writer, and national hero, José Martí, is buried in Cementerio Santa Efigenia. José Julián Martí y Pérez was a leader of the Cuban independence movement from Spain and as well a renowned poet and writer. ...

Role in the Cuban Revolution

The Antonio Maceo monument

Santiago was also the home of the revolutionary hero, Frank Pais. On July 26, 1953, the Cuban Revolution began with an ill-prepared armed attack on the Moncada Barracks by small contingent of rebels led by Fidel Castro. Shortly after this disastrous incident, País began talking with students and young working people informally, drawing around him what became an extremely effective urban revolutionary alliance. This developed into highly organized cells coordinating a large scale urban resistance that became instrumental in the success of the Cuban Revolution.^[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2044x1335, 191 KB) The Monumento a Antonio Maceo in Santiago de Cuba. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2044x1335, 191 KB) The Monumento a Antonio Maceo in Santiago de Cuba. ... General Antonio Maceo in uniform Lt. ... Frank Pais was born on December 7, 1934 and was a Cuban revolutionary. ... The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of General Fulgencio Batistas regime on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July Movement and other revolutionary elements in the country. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ...

Pais' group prepared carefully, accruing weapons, collecting money, collecting medical supplies. They published a cheap newsletter that reported news that criticized the government, attempting to counter Batista's censorship.^[3]

In the summer of 1955, País’ organization merged with Castro's July 26 Movement. Pais became the leader of the new organization in Oriente province. Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ...

On 1 January 1959, Fidel Castro proclaimed the victory of the Cuban Revolution from a balcony on Santiago de Cuba's town hall. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of General Fulgencio Batistas regime on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July Movement and other revolutionary elements in the country. ...

Antonio Maceo Airport is Santiago's domestic and international airport. Antonio Maceo Airport (IATA: SCU, ICAO: MUCU) is an international airport located in Santiago, Cuba The airport has a drawing of Che Guevara on one of its outside walls. ...

Change in province boundaries

Until a rearrangement of province boundaries in 1976, Santiago de Cuba was the capital of Cuba's Oriente Province, which included the present day provinces of Holguín, Las Tunas, Guantánamo, Granma and Santiago de Cuba. Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Holguín is one of the provinces of Cuba, the second most populous after Ciudad de la Habana. ... Las Tunas is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... ... Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... Santiago de Cuba Providence is the second most populated province in the island of Cuba. ...

World Heritage Site

The local citadel of San Pedro de la Roca is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "the most complete, best-preserved example of Spanish-American military architecture, based on Italian and Renaissance design principles".^[4] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... View over the bay from the fortress The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (also known by the less formal title of Castillo del Morro or as San Pedro de la Roca Castle) is a fortress on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... The Renaissance (French for rebirth, or Rinascimento in Italian), was a cultural movement in Italy (and in Europe in general) that began in the late Middle Ages, and spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century. ...

World Heritage Biosphere Reserve

The Baconao Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Biosphere Reserve List in 1987. ^[5] Reconstruction of Taino village Baconao Park is a large park region, located about 20 kilometers away from the city of Santiago de Cuba, with a total surface are of 92,360 hectares. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...

Personalities

Cuba Portal

• Desi Arnaz - television actor and producer/bandleader
• Emilio Bacardi- Industrialist, Philanthopist, Politician, Author, Artist
• Rubén Cuesta Palomo (CandyMan) - reggaeton/hip hop singer
• Luis Haza- Violinist
• Alberto Juantorena - athlete
• José Martí - independence hero
• Frank Pais - revolutionary and urban organizer for the 26th of July Movement
• Jorge Reyes- Cuban-born American author
• Compay Segundo - Son singer
• Mey Vidal - reggaeton singer
• Esteban Salas y Castro Baroque composer

Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Desi Arnaz (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III) (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban musician, actor, comedian and television producer. ... A bandleader is the director of a band of musicians. ... Reggaeton (also spelled Reggaetón, and known as Reguetón and Reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music which became popular with Latin American (or Latino) youth during the early 1990s and spread over the course of 10 years to North American, European, Asian, and Australian audiences. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Alberto Juantorena Danger (born December 3, 1950) is a former Cuban track athlete. ... José Julián Martí y Pérez was a leader of the Cuban independence movement from Spain and as well a renowned poet and writer. ... Frank Pais was born on December 7, 1934 and was a Cuban revolutionary. ... Jorge (Ivan) Reyes (b. ... Segundo saying goodbye to a standing ovation at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Havana. ... Son is a style of Cuban music which became popular in the second half of the 19th century in the eastern province of Oriente. ... Mey Vidal (born October 10, 1984) is a Cuban singer, also known as Esa Cubana and La Cubanasa. ... Reggaeton (also spelled Reggaetón, and known as Reguetón and Reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music which became popular with Latin American (or Latino) youth during the early 1990s and spread over the course of 10 years to North American, European, Asian, and Australian audiences. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Transportation

Santiago is served by Antonio Maceo Airport. Antonio Maceo Airport (IATA: SCU, ICAO: MUCU) is an international airport located in Santiago, Cuba The airport has a drawing of Che Guevara on one of its outside walls. ...

See also

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Santiago de Cuba

• Battle of Santiago de Cuba, 1898
• List of places in Cuba
• Carnaval of Santiago de Cuba

Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Combatants United States Spain Commanders William T. Sampson, Winfield Scott Schley Pascual Cervera Strength 4 battleships 1 armoured cruiser 2 torpedo boats 4 armoured cruisers 2 torpedo boats Casualties 2 dead ~100 wounded 474 dead or wounded 6 ships lost The Battle of Santiago de Cuba, fought between Spain and... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A list of places in Cuba Cities Camagüey Cienfuegos Guantánamo Havana Holguín Matanzas Pinar del Río Placetas Santa Clara Santiago de Cuba Provinces Camagüey Province Ciego de Ávila Province Cienfuegos Province Ciudad de La Habana Granma Province Guantánamo Province Holguín Province Havana Province... Whether they are called carnavales, charangas or parrandas, large public celebrations dating at least (in Santiago de Cuba) as far back as the 17th century and having a connection to some aspect of Roman Catholicism are common throughout Cuba. ...

References

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External links

• Santiago de Cuba Photos
• Tourist info and news about Santiago de Cuba
• Homepage
• Municipality webpage (Spanish)

v • d • e World Heritage Sites in Cuba

Alejandro de Humboldt National Park · Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos · Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba · Desembarco del Granma National Park · Old Havana and its Fortifications · San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba · Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios · Viñales Valley A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. ... The roof terrace of Palacio de Valle in southern Cienfuegos at night. ... Desembarco del Granma National Park is a national park in south-eastern Cuba. ... Old Havana (Spanish: ) contains the core of the original city of Havana. ... View over the bay from the fortress The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (also known by the less formal title of Castillo del Morro or as San Pedro de la Roca Castle) is a fortress on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. ... Trinidad, pop. ... Valley de los Ingenios, Valle de los Ingenios or Valley of the Sugar Mills is a series of three interconnected valleys about 12 kilometres (7 miles) outside of Trinidad, Cuba. ... , Viñales Valley is an karstic depression in Cuba. ...