Granma Province
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| Statistics | |
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| Capital: | Bayamo |
| Area: | 8,375.49km² |
| Inhabitants: | 822,452 |
| Population Density: | 98,20 per km² |
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| Image:Granma Province Location.png | |
Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Bayamo. Other towns include Manzanillo (a port on the Gulf of Guacanayabo) and Pilón.
The province was named after the leisure ship Granma, used by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro to land in Cuba with 82 guerrillas. In English, it is generally understood that Granma is vernacular for Grandmother - though in Spanish, the language of Cuba, Grandmother is "abuela."
As a result, the province is full of reminders of the Cuban Revolution, and the Cuban Wars of Independence, plaques in the mountain commemorating the 1959 struggle against Fulgencio Batista. There are many commonly unmarked grave sites from the different wars. Also unmarked, although there are archeological "digs." are the sites of the various Palenques, the fortified halmets held of escaped slaves. Recently a hurricane destroyed the site of Castro's headquarters at La Plata. There are numerous abandoned gold, silver, and manganese mine sites. This is the area where Raúl Castro holds his centre of power and it is said to site of secret garrisons. Coffee is grown in the mountainous regions of the province, and during the coffee harvest, there may be road blocks, where soldiers ensure that the coffee is delivered to the government and not the black market.
Municipalities
- Bartolomé Masó
- Bayamo
- Buey Arrib
- Campechuela
- Cauto Cristo
- Guisa
- Jiguaní
- Manzanillo
- Media Luna
- Niquero
- Pilón
- Río Cauto
- Yara
| Provinces of Cuba | Image:Flag of Cuba.svg |
|---|---|
| Camagüey | Ciego de Ávila | Cienfuegos | Ciudad de La Habana | Granma | Guantánamo | Holguín | La Habana (including the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud) | Las Tunas | Matanzas | Pinar del Río | Sancti Spíritus | Santiago de Cuba | Villa Clara | |
