Yara is a small town and municipality in the Granma Province of Cuba, located halfway between the cities of Bayamo and Manzanillo, in the Gulf of Guacanayabo. Yara means "place" in the Taíno language.[3]
Yara | |
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 Monument of Taino chief Hatuey in Yara, depicting the moment he was burnt by Spanish soldiers. Bind to a tamarind tree planted in 1907. | |
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.png) Yara municipality (red) within Granma Province (yellow) and Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 20°16′36″N 76°56′49″W / 20.27667°N 76.94694°W | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Granma |
| Established | 1912 |
| Area | |
• Total | 576 km2 (222 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 53,818 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-23 |
| Website | https://www.yara.gob.cu/ |
History
editThe Taíno Cacique (chief) Hatuey was burnt at the stake in Yara, on February 2, 1512, after he organized a guerrilla war against the Spaniards. Hatuey is known as "Cuba's First National Hero".[4] This action gave birth to one of Cuban mayor's myths; "La Luz de Yara", The Light of Yara.[5]
On October 10, 1868, the beginning of the Ten Years' War in Cuba occurred and is known as El Grito de Yara (The Cry of Yara) and was the beginning of the First Cuban War of Independence.
Yara was established as a municipality in 1912, when Manzanillo was split up.
Geography
editThe municipality is divided into the barrios of Yara, Yara Arriba, Veguitas, Buey de Gallego, Coco, Caboa, Cabagán, Calambrosio, Canabacoa, Cayo Redondo, José Martí, Los Cayos, Mateo Romás and Sofía.[6]
Demographics
editIn 2022, the municipality of Yara had a population of 53,818.[2] With a total area of 576 km2 (222 sq mi),[1] it has a population density of 93/km2 (240/sq mi).
Personalities
edit- Bartolomé Masó (1830–1907), soldier and politician
- Tete Puebla (born 1940), Cuban politician
- Harry Villegas (1940–2019), Cuban revolutionary
- Huber Matos (1918–2014), Cuban revolutionary military leader, political dissident against Castro's marxist regime, political prisoner, activist and writer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ a b "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "Taíno Dictionary" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ Running Fox, 'The Story of Cacique Hatuey, Cuba's First National Hero', La Voz del Pueblo Taíno (The Voice of the Taíno People) (United Confederation of Taino People, U.S. Regional Chapter, January 1998)
- ^ The Light of Yara."Legend of the Light of Yara". Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ Guije.com. "Yara" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-06.
External links
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