Manzanillo, Cuba

Manzanillo is a city in eastern Cuba in the province of Granma.

The municipality covers an area of ​​542.5 km ² with a population of 129 257, of which 104 152 in the urban area ( census 2012). It is located in the northwest of the Gulf of Guacanayabo and in the east at the foot of the Sierra Maestra.

Sons and daughters of the city

Among the personalities who were born in Manzanillo or there spent an important part of their lives, including:

  • Luis Enrique Aguilar (1926-2008) historian and journalist
  • Manuel de Jesús Calvar (1837-1895) General in the Cuban War of Independence
  • Tomás Estrada Palma (1835-1908) first president of the independent Republic of Cuba
  • Bartolomé Maso (1830-1907) General in the Cuban War of Independence
  • Huber Matos (1918-2014) revolutionary and later political opponents of Fidel Castro
  • Laura Pollán (1948-2011) human rights activist of the Damas de Blanco
  • Carlos Puebla (1917-1989) musician and composer
  • Blas Roca (1908-1987) of leaders of the Communist Party of Cuba
  • Celia Sánchez (1920-1980) revolutionary Fidel Castro at the side
  • Alberto Socarras (1908-1987) musician and arranger
  • Francis Mansour Zayek (1920-2010) Catholic Archbishop
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