Cuba Municipality
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Cuba is a Vila ( town ) and a circle ( concelho ) in the sub-region of Baixo Alentejo in Portugal, with an area of 70 km ² and a population of 3318 inhabitants (as at 30 June 2011). Cuba is an agricultural center for the region, and one of the places that describe Christopher Columbus as the son of their city.
Geography
Cuba is located at an altitude of 187 m between olive groves on the western banks of a tributary of the Ribeira de Odivelas. The town is situated 18 km north of the district capital of Beja.
History
Antas and other finds indicate human occupation in Cuba since about 3000 BC, found from the Roman period buildings such as bridges, dams, Villa rusticas inter alia, indicate a certain importance of the site in the province of Lusitania. From Moorish times there are no significant findings, which is explained by the destructive battles during the Reconquista.
Conquered by Dom Sancho II of the Arab Moors, the town of Cuba was named because many " Cubas " ( vessels for storing wine ) were found or, according to another opinion, the name Cuba has an even older origin and is derived from the name " Coba ", an Arabic diminutive, means the tower. Officially mentioned for the first time in the modern kingdom of Portugal was the place in the 13th century. Since 1782 Cuba is an independent circuit.
On 10 January 2008, Manoel de Oliveira's film veteran Christopher Columbus - The Enigma in Cuba its commercial premiere. The film delves into using numerous historical evidence to the theory that Columbus was born as the illegitimate offspring of the Portuguese royal family in Cuba and grew up there. Even so this was named the largest island he discovered after his hometown.
See worthy
- Art Nouveau villa of Buralho family in the city center (built around 1920)
- Convento de Cuba
- Largo da Bica ( square with monument in the center )
- The lions fountain - Fonte dos Leões
- Columbus Monument ( alleged son of the city )
- Dam of Cuba
- Museu de Arte Sacra e Archeology de Vila Alva ( the Museum of Sacred Art and Archaeology Museum )
- Da Igreja Matriz de tesouro S. Vicente de Cuba ( church with a separate exhibition of their art treasures )
Management
Circle
Cuba is the administrative seat of the homonymous district. The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Portel, Vidigueira, Beja, Ferreira do Alentejo and Alvito.
The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) lying in circle Cuba:
- Cuba
- Faro do Alentejo
- Vila Alva
- Vila Ruiva
Demographics
Traffic
Cuba is located on the railway line Linha do Alentejo and on the road IP2.
Economy
Agriculture is a traditionally important factor in a circle, next to cereals (wheat, oats, barley) is the cultivation of sunflower oil recovery significantly. Furthermore, flax (linen), soybeans and cotton grown, produced wine and olive oil, and livestock operated, especially cows and sheep.
Medium-sized family farms the footwear, textile, wood processing and food industry determine the sector of manufacturing industry in the district.
The retail and catering offer some jobs in the service sector, which in the social services, education and the municipal companies its largest employers in particular in a circle.