Spanish General Arsenio Linares y Pombo ordered the area from Daiquirí to Siboney fortified in anticipation of U.S. disembarkments there. On June 20, 1898, U.S. Navy Admiral William T. Sampson, U.S. Army General William Rufus Shafter and Cuban General Calixto García planned an invasion whereby the navy would shell Daiquirí, García's Cuban troops would attack the Spaniards, and, in the meantime, U.S. ships would transport some Cuban troops to Cabañas to cut off communications and supply.
The landing two days later went almost according to plan. Sampson fired on Daiquirí, dispersing the 300 or so Spanish troops there. Some 16,000 U.S. soldiers waded ashore in the surf as the diversion at Cabañas proved highly effective. Other troops landed at Siboney, but Daiquirí continued as a storage area until U.S. forces took Santiago.[1]
The alcoholic cocktail, the daiquiri, was supposedly named for the area. There is an iron mine near Daiquirí, which is a word of Taíno origin.[2] The cocktail was supposedly invented about 1900 in a bar named Venus in Santiago, about 23 miles east of the mine, by a group of American mining engineers. Among the engineers present were Jennings Cox, General Manager of the Spanish American Iron Co., J. Francis Linthicum, C. Manning Combs, George W. Pfeiffer, De Berneire Whitaker, C. Merritt Holmes, and Proctor O. Persing. Although stories persist that Cox invented the drink when he ran out of gin while entertaining American guests, the drink evolved naturally due to the prevalence of lime and sugar, and rum.
^The United Confederation of Taíno People. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
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daiquirí, this, article, about, cuban, village, mixed, drink, daiquiri, spanish, pronunciation, dajkiˈɾi, small, village, miles, east, santiago, cuba, became, focal, point, united, states, invasion, cuba, spanish, american, villageamerican, troops, landing, 18. This article is about the Cuban village For the mixed drink see Daiquiri Daiquiri Spanish pronunciation dajkiˈɾi is a small village 14 miles east of Santiago de Cuba It became a focal point of the United States invasion of Cuba in the Spanish American War DaiquiriVillageAmerican troops landing at Daiquiri in 1898Location of Daiquiri in CubaCoordinates 19 55 43 N 75 38 25 W 19 92861 N 75 64028 W 19 92861 75 64028 Coordinates 19 55 43 N 75 38 25 W 19 92861 N 75 64028 W 19 92861 75 64028Country CubaProvinceSantiago de CubaMunicipalitySantiago de CubaTime zoneUTC 5 EST Area code 53 22Overview EditSpanish General Arsenio Linares y Pombo ordered the area from Daiquiri to Siboney fortified in anticipation of U S disembarkments there On June 20 1898 U S Navy Admiral William T Sampson U S Army General William Rufus Shafter and Cuban General Calixto Garcia planned an invasion whereby the navy would shell Daiquiri Garcia s Cuban troops would attack the Spaniards and in the meantime U S ships would transport some Cuban troops to Cabanas to cut off communications and supply The landing two days later went almost according to plan Sampson fired on Daiquiri dispersing the 300 or so Spanish troops there Some 16 000 U S soldiers waded ashore in the surf as the diversion at Cabanas proved highly effective Other troops landed at Siboney but Daiquiri continued as a storage area until U S forces took Santiago 1 The alcoholic cocktail the daiquiri was supposedly named for the area There is an iron mine near Daiquiri which is a word of Taino origin 2 The cocktail was supposedly invented about 1900 in a bar named Venus in Santiago about 23 miles east of the mine by a group of American mining engineers Among the engineers present were Jennings Cox General Manager of the Spanish American Iron Co J Francis Linthicum C Manning Combs George W Pfeiffer De Berneire Whitaker C Merritt Holmes and Proctor O Persing Although stories persist that Cox invented the drink when he ran out of gin while entertaining American guests the drink evolved naturally due to the prevalence of lime and sugar and rum See also EditEl Caney El CobreReferences Edit Library of Congress The United Confederation of Taino People Taino Dictionary in Spanish Archived from the original on 2007 10 16 Retrieved 2007 10 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daiquiri amp oldid 1124767327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
