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Guanabacoa is a colonial township in eastern Havana, Cuba, and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) of the city. It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first African Cabildo in Havana.
Article History. Guanabacoa, city, west-central Cuba. It is nestled among the hills outside central Havana, 3 miles (5 km) to the west, and constitutes a municipality within the province-level Ciudad de la Habana (City of Havana). Guanabacoa was founded by the Spanish at the site of an old Indian village; its medicinal springs made it a summer ...
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Guanabacoa es un distrito y población de la Provincia de La Habana, Cuba. También conocida como «la villa de Pepe Antonio », se ubica en la parte central de la provincia y es su segundo distrito en cuanto a extensión. Posee extensas llanuras las cuales favorecen la agricultura.
Guanabacoa is a municipality and small town in the region of Havana, Cuba. This municipality is one of the oldest in the region, and the first references to it date back to the 16th century. This historic town still boasts the atmosphere of old towns in Cuba.
Guanabacoa is a colonial township in eastern Havana, Cuba, and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) of the city. It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first African Cabildo in Havana. Guanabacoa was briefly the capital of Cuba in 1555 after Havana was attacked by French pirate Jacques de Sores. This gave rise to the ...
Guanabacoa. views 1,898,500 updated. Guanabacoa (gwänäbäkō´ä), municipality (1986 est. pop. 95,500), Ciudad de La Habana prov., W Cuba, a residential and commercial suburb of Havana. Numerous mineral springs are located near Guanabacoa, whose Native American name means "place of waters."
Guanabacoa gwänäbäkōˈä [ key], municipality (1986 est. pop. 95,500), Ciudad de La Habana prov., W Cuba, a residential and commercial suburb of Havana. Numerous mineral springs are located near Guanabacoa, whose Native American name means “place of waters.” The city was founded in 1555 on the site of a Native American settlement.
