Siboney, Cuba
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Siboney | |
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Village | |
Siboney beach | |
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Coordinates: 19°57′38.88″N 75°42′27.36″W / 19.9608000°N 75.7076000°WCoordinates: 19°57′38.88″N 75°42′27.36″W / 19.9608000°N 75.7076000°W | |
Country | Cuba |
Province | Santiago de Cuba |
Municipality | Santiago de Cuba |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | +53-22 |
Siboney is a Cuban village and consejo popular (i.e.: popular council) located in the east of the city of Santiago de Cuba and belonging to its municipality.
Geography
The village lies by the Caribbean Sea, near the road linking Santiago to Baconao, through the eastern coastal area of Santiago municipality.
History
In 1898 Siboney and the nearby village of Daiquirí were locations where American forces came ashore in the Spanish-American War. The WWI transport ship USS Siboney (ID-2999) was named for this town.
Siboney was also the location of a farm where Fidel Castro and his men gathered shortly before the attack on the Moncada Barracks, which is widely regarded as the start of the Cuban Revolution.
Personalities
- Compay Segundo (1907-2003), musician
See also
- El Caney
- El Cobre
References
External links
Media related to Siboney at Wikimedia Commons
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