For the Cuban village in Villa Clara Province, see Playa Uvero.
Uvero, also known as El Uvero, is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Guamá, in Santiago de Cuba Province. In 2011 it had a population of 2,581.
The toponym derives from the Spanish common name of some species of Coccoloba, a genus of trees, found by Spanish explorers, at the entrance of the village, in the 18th century. On May 28, 1957, during the Cuban Revolution, the village was the field of a battle (Combate de El Uvero), between a column of M-26-7 rebels, led by Fidel Castro,[1] and a garrison of the Cuban Army.[2][3]
The village, included in Turquino National Park's territory, is about 26 km east of Pico Turquino, the highest Cuban peak. It is 74 km east of Marea del Portillo, 96 km west of Santiago de Cuba and 127 km east of Niquero. Nearest villages are, to the west, La Uvita (15 km) and Ocujal (23 km); to the east Guamá Abajo (18 km).
uvero, cuban, village, villa, clara, province, playa, also, known, cuban, village, consejo, popular, people, council, hamlet, municipality, guamá, santiago, cuba, province, 2011, population, villageosm, showing, location, cubacoordinates, 949250, 590056, 94925. For the Cuban village in Villa Clara Province see Playa Uvero Uvero also known as El Uvero is a Cuban village and consejo popular people s council i e hamlet of the municipality of Guama in Santiago de Cuba Province In 2011 it had a population of 2 581 UveroVillageOSM map showing UveroLocation of Uvero in CubaCoordinates 19 56 57 3 N 76 35 24 2 W 19 949250 N 76 590056 W 19 949250 76 590056Country CubaProvinceSantiago de CubaMunicipalityGuamaFounded18th centuryElevation10 m 30 ft Population 2011 Total2 581Time zoneUTC 5 EST Area code 53 226 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe toponym derives from the Spanish common name of some species of Coccoloba a genus of trees found by Spanish explorers at the entrance of the village in the 18th century On May 28 1957 during the Cuban Revolution the village was the field of a battle Combate de El Uvero between a column of M 26 7 rebels led by Fidel Castro 1 and a garrison of the Cuban Army 2 3 Geography editLocated by the Caribbean Coast below the Sierra Maestra mountain range Uvero spans along the Carretera del Granma highway part of the Circuito Sur de Oriente between Chivirico the municipal seat 22 km east and Pilon in Granma Province 80 km west in a sparsely populated coastal strip 4 The village included in Turquino National Park s territory is about 26 km east of Pico Turquino the highest Cuban peak It is 74 km east of Marea del Portillo 96 km west of Santiago de Cuba and 127 km east of Niquero Nearest villages are to the west La Uvita 15 km and Ocujal 23 km to the east Guama Abajo 18 km See also editMunicipalities of Cuba List of cities in CubaReferences edit in Spanish The Battle of El Uvero cubahora cu El Uvero Attack cuba1952 1957 blogspot com Analysis of the Military Strategies and Warfare Principles of Che Guevara DTIC website 3575034608 Uvero on OpenStreetMapExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uvero Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uvero amp oldid 1133802764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
