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Former province in Cuba
Oriente ([oˈɾjente], "East") was the easternmost province of Cuba until 1976. The term "Oriente" is still used to refer to the eastern part of the country
Oriente_Province
Topics referred to by the same term
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Oriente
Province of Cuba
known as Santiago de Cuba province. The present day province comprises the south-central region of Oriente. The province is rich in material resources
Santiago_de_Cuba_Province
Province of Cuba
the crop. Cattle are also grazed in the province. Las Tunas was part of the Oriente province, until that province was divided into five smaller provinces
Las_Tunas_Province
Cuban independence activist and patriot
José Marcelino Maceo Grajales (2 February 1849, La Delicia, Oriente Province, Cuba – 5 July 1896, Loma de Gato, Santiago de Cuba) was a Cuban independence
José_Maceo
President of Cuba from 2008 to 2018
Assembly. Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz was born in Birán (at that time in Oriente Province), Cuba, the son of a Spanish immigrant father, Ángel Castro, who was
Raúl_Castro
Cuban exile Bay of Pigs veteran (1925–2022)
Cuba on a clandestine mission to rouse peasants in the countryside of Oriente Province against the Castro regime. This mission lasted until December. Later
Higinio_"Nino"_Díaz
Province of Cuba
on December 2, 1956; until 1976 the area formed part of the larger Oriente Province. The American who sold the guerillas the secondhand yacht in Mexico
Granma_Province
Spanish-Cuban Farmer, Father of Fidel Castro (1875–1956)
was building the Preston sugar mill. He made his way eastwards to Oriente province, where laborers worked in a hostile and mountainous region 500 miles
Ángel_Castro_y_Argiz
Cuban politician (1918–1975)
1975, aged 57. Masferrer was born on 12 July 1918, in Holguín, former Oriente Province, Cuba. He married Lucila Montero and they had two children: Alejandro
Rolando_Masferrer
Cuban insult for illegal internal migrants
wanderers. The term has also expanded to mean all people from the Oriente province, or people from outside Havana, regardless of migrant status. Since
Palestino
Cuban Major General (1851–1895)
definitive independence of Cuba. He was born in El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba, Oriente Province, on September 17, 1851 . He was a student of the terrain and of the
Flor_Crombet
Invasion of Cuba done by a single yacht in the Cuban revolution
municipality of Niquero, in modern Granma Province (named for the vessel), formerly part of the larger Oriente Province. Granma was piloted by Norberto Collado
Landing_of_the_Granma
Cuban politician and father of actor Desi Arnaz
elected to the Cuban House of Representatives in November 1932 for the Oriente Province. When president Gerardo Machado was overthrown in August 1933, Rep
Desiderio_Alberto_Arnaz_II
Highway in Cuba
Guacanayabo-Sur de Oriente, because it crosses the Gulf of Guacanayabo, the name Oriente (meaning "Orient"), refers to the ancient and former Oriente Province. With
Circuito_Sur_de_Oriente
Taíno people of eastern Cuba and the Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti
central part of the island, between western Pinar del Río Province and eastern Oriente Province. Bartolomé de las Casas, who lived among the Ciboney in
Ciboney
the first 26 years of his life, from 1926 to 1952. Born in Birán, Oriente Province, Castro was the illegitimate son of Ángel Castro y Argiz, a wealthy
Early_life_of_Fidel_Castro
Cuban politician (1905–1997)
Rivero was born to extremely poor parents in San Luis, Oriente Province (now Santiago de Cuba Province) on 4 February 1905. He taught himself to read when
Andrés_Rivero_Agüero
Style of Cuban popular music
itinerant musicians known as trovadores who travelled around Cuba's Oriente province, especially Santiago de Cuba, and earned their living by singing and
Trova
1821 death mask and its copies
believed that the mask still resides in the Museum in Santiago de Cuba, Oriente Province, where there was a large group of French immigrants that established
Death_mask_of_Napoleon
Cuban revolutionary (1934–1957)
Socarrás. Shortly after Castro's attack on the Moncada barracks in Oriente Province in July 1953, Frank País began talking with students and young working
Frank_País
autochthonist Lodges risen within Cuba. Eastern Cuba, and particularly Oriente Province, with its cultural epicentre at Santiago de Cuba, was for most of Cuba's
Freemasonry_in_Cuba
High school
Liceo Bicentenario Oriente (English: Bicentenario Oriente High School) is a Chilean high school located in Rengo, Cachapoal Province, Chile. "Tabla de
Liceo_Bicentenario_Oriente
Cuban political organization
the Oriente province. In 1955, Castro designated Frank País as chief of action of the Oriente province after País merged his organization, Oriente Revolutionary
26th_of_July_Movement
Representatives of Santa Clara Province Roberto Mendez Pendant (ULP) Other Elected Representatives of Oriente Province Manuel Diaz Ramirez (Liberal Provincial)
1914 Cuban parliamentary election
1914_Cuban_parliamentary_election
Cuban-American graphic designer and film titles designer
titles designer, and founder of Pablo Ferro Films. Born in Antilla, Oriente Province, Cuba, he was raised on a remote farm before emigrating to New York
Pablo_Ferro
1896 battle of the Cuban War of Independence
the Cuban War of Independence on July 5, 1896 at Santiago de Cuba, Oriente Province. It is notable for the death of Mambí General José Maceo. After spending
Battle_of_Loma_del_Gato
Instigating event of the Ten Years' War
signaling of the Yara uprising occurred near Manzanillo in the eastern province of Oriente, at the sugar plantation and mill of La Demajagua, which was owned
Cry_of_Yara
Species of gastropod
land snail in the family Orthalicidae. It is native to the former Oriente Province of eastern Cuba. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg
Liguus_vittatus
Cuban dissident (1933–2023)
Caridad Castro Ruz was born in Birán, near Mayarí, in what was then Oriente Province (now Holguín) on 6 May 1933. She was the fourth child of Ángel Castro
Juanita_Castro
Change of name of a geographical entity
Camagüey, and Ciego de Ávila provinces (1976) Oriente province → Santiago de Cuba province (1878) → Oriente province (1904) → split into Las Tunas, Holguín,
Geographical_renaming
Defunct Cuban political party of former slaves
War of Independence. In 1912, the PIC led a revolt in the eastern province of Oriente. The revolt was crushed and the party disbanded. It is believed[who
Partido Independiente de Color
Partido_Independiente_de_Color
Cuban brigadier general (1914–1978)
Cuban Army in the region of Oriente in which Raúl Castro's guerrilla unit operated, and later in the Las Villas province Batista ordered his arrest for
Alberto_del_Rio_Chaviano
Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 1955
and produced gusty winds that destroyed 80% of the coffee crop in Oriente Province. In the eastern Cuban city of Baracoa, Hilda severely damaged the oldest
Hurricane_Hilda_(1955)
Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 1963
crops in Camagüey and Oriente provinces – roughly 25% of production nationally. Approximately 50% of cotton was lost in Oriente Province, which produced about
Hurricane_Flora
Cuban revolutionary and plantation owner (1819–1874)
1960, when it was moved to the 100 pesos bill. A municipality in Camagüey Province, Carlos M. de Céspedes was named after him. In 1926, the Order of Carlos
Carlos_Manuel_de_Céspedes
Mountain range of Cuba
is a mountain range that runs westward across the south of the old Oriente Province in southeast Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast. The range falls
Sierra_Maestra
Military campaign, part of the Cuban War of Independence
campaign that took place between early May and late August 1895 in Oriente Province of Cuba, in the Cuban War of Independence. Neither the Ten Years' War
First_Eastern_Campaign
2000 American film
the first Spanish performer to do so. In the film, Arenas is born in Oriente Province, Cuba in 1943 and raised by his single mother and her parents, who
Before_Night_Falls_(film)
Cuban revolutionary and army general (1843–1870)
October 25, 1868, he engaged in the Battle of Pino de Baire in Baire, Oriente Province. He commanded a force of mambises with Gen. Maximo Gomez as his second-in-command
Donato_Mármol
Municipality in Cuba
26 July Movement. País became the leader of the new organization in Oriente province. Two years later he was betrayed to the police and was fatally shot
Santiago_de_Cuba
Afro-Cuban drum
unclear. Its use was first documented in the eastern region of Cuba, the Oriente Province, during the late 19th century, where it was employed in music styles
Bongo_drum
Nipe) is a bay on the northern coast of Cuba in Holguín Province, part of the former Oriente Province. It is part of the municipalities of Mayarí and Antilla
Nipe_Bay
Cuban democracy activist
also head of the Palenque Vision, an independent journalist agency in Oriente Province, Cuba. A computer engineer graduate from the CUJAE University in Havana
Rolando_Rodríguez_Lobaina
styles in the fact that it developed in the eastern part of Cuba, the Oriente Province, due to the immigration of Haitian slaves following the Haitian Revolution
Tahona
Professional wrestler (born 1964)
Carlos Santiago Espada Moises in Santiago, Oriente Province (now part of the present day Santiago de Cuba Province), Cuba, of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent
Konnan
Cuban Communist Party leader
formed Ejército Juvenil del Trabajo (EJT, or Youth Army of Labor) in Oriente province, working on volunteer agricultural projects. In 1981 he graduated from
Víctor_Dreke
1955–1958 sociopolitical change in Cuba
escopeteros harassed Batista's forces in the forests and mountains of Oriente Province. The escopeteros also provided direct military support to Castro's
Cuban_Revolution
Comarca in Asturias, Spain
Oriente is one of 8 comarcas administrative divisions of Asturias, which is a province and an autonomous community in Spain . The comarca of Oriente is
Oriente_(comarca)
Metal scraper used as a percussion instrument
performances in the eastern regions of the country (formerly known as the Oriente Province). It is one of the five instruments played in the genre together with
Guayo
Cuban military and political leader
the revolution. He accompanied Fidel Castro on his journey from the Oriente Province to Havana, in the commonly known Freedom Caravan. Cintra was sent to
Leopoldo_Cintra_Frías
Cuban exile (born 1925)
rebel forces in the mountains and forests of the Sierra Maestra in Oriente Province. After the Cuban Revolution of January 1, 1959, Duque was wanted by
Ricardo_Montero_Duque
1990 arson attack in the Bronx, New York
Julio González Born Julio González October 10, 1954 Holguín, Oriente Province, Cuba Died September 13, 2016 (aged 61) Plattsburgh, New York, U.S. Criminal
Happy_Land_fire
Soviet minister of defence (1924–2020)
the Soviet Union. In 1962, Yazov commanded Soviet ground forces in Oriente Province, Cuba, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, where he personally worked
Dmitry_Yazov
1898 military campaign in the Oriente Province of Cuba
military campaign that took place between August 1 to 12, 1898, in the Oriente Province of Cuba during the Cuban War of Independence. It was the shortest military
Second_Eastern_Campaign
Cuban statesman
member of the National Conservative Party, he ran as a candidate for Oriente Province and, after the 1914 Cuban parliamentary election, was elected to the
Pablo_García_Menocal
First human inhabitants of the Caribbean
former Oriente province originates in Arawak, a language spoken by the Indigenous Taíno people, who survived for a limited time just in this province." Robineau
Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Caribbean
Independence Phase 1 of the Main Battle Date July 13, 1895 Location Peralejo, Oriente Province, Cuba Result Cuban victory Belligerents Cuban Rebels Spain Commanders
Battle_of_Peralejo
Species of snake
Arrhyton redimitum, also known commonly as the Oriente brown-capped racerlet, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae
Arrhyton_redimitum
Style of dance and music originating in Cuba
direct ancestors (or earliest forms) of the son appeared in Cuba's Oriente Province, particularly in mountainous regions such as Sierra Maestra. These
Son_cubano
Cuban revolutionary and politician (1930–2007)
Frank País led her to become a leader of the revolutionary movement in Oriente province. Espín met the Castro brothers who had relocated to Mexico after their
Vilma_Espín
Battle in the Cuban War of Independence
War of Independence which took place on the 31st of August 1895 in Oriente Province of Cuba. In this site of Guantánamo, 650 mambises under the command
Battle_of_Sao_del_Indio
Cuban independence political activist (1844–1914)
little known fact is General Perez was a Grand Mason of the Guantanamo Oriente Masons. His Masonic Ring aided his escape as referenced above. General
Pedro_Agustín_Pérez
1868–1878 Cuban uprising against Spanish rule
setback, the uprising of Yara was supported in various regions of the Oriente province, and the independence movement continued to spread throughout the eastern
Ten_Years'_War
1959 killings after the Cuban Revolution
over by Rebel Army Commander Raúl Castro, who was in command of the Oriente province. The Santiago rebels sentenced 68 more men to the death penalty, ten
San_Juan_Hill_massacre
American ocean liner
after the stone fortress and lighthouse in Havana, and Oriente, after Cuba's Oriente Province. At the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company,
SS_Morro_Castle_(1930)
National Park and historic site in Cuba
Demajagua National Park is a National Park located in Granma Province (formerly Oriente Province), about 12 kilometers from the city of Manzanillo, and is
La_Demajagua_National_Park
Cuban military commander (1931–2020)
Granma that sailed from Tuxpan, Mexico to Punta de las Coloradas, in Oriente Province, Cuba. He fought with the guerillas in the Sierra Maestra, and took
Efigenio_Ameijeiras
1868 battle of the Ten Years' War
of Pino de Baire (Cuba) Date 25 October 1868 Location Baire [es], Oriente Province, Captaincy General of Cuba Result Cuban victory Belligerents Ejército
Battle_of_Pino_de_Baire
American politician (born 1960)
was subsequently arrested for witness tampering. Arza was born in Oriente Province, Cuba, in 1960, and moved to Florida in 1966. He attended Miami-Dade
Ralph_Arza
Historical period in Cuba from 1902 to 1959
Independiente de Color attempted to establish a separate black republic in Oriente Province, but was suppressed by the Cuban National Army under General Monteagudo
Republic_of_Cuba_(1902–1959)
Ethnic minority in Cuba
throughout Cuba, they comprise a higher proportion of the population in Oriente Province in Eastern Cuba than in other parts of the island. As the biggest city
Afro-Cubans
Cuban soldier and patriot (1845–1915)
24, 1845 Jiguaní, Oriente Province, Captaincy General of Cuba Died December 5, 1915(1915-12-05) (aged 70) Baire, Oriente Province, Cuba Allegiance Cuba
Jesús_Rabí
1869 battle of the Ten Years' War
Years' War. It took place on August 16, 1869, in the city of Las Tunas, Oriente in Cuba. It was organized to rescue families of Cubans that were held in
First_Battle_of_Las_Tunas
City in Cuba
an ox in the "Zoológico de Piedra" (i.e.: "Stone Zoo") Cuba portal Oriente Province List of cities in Cuba Guije.com. "Guantánamo" (in Spanish). Retrieved
Guantánamo
Freighters seized by Cuban gunboats
ships in shelling the Cuban village of Samá, on the northern coast of Oriente Province, a few months previously; several civilians had died in the attack
Leyla Express and Johnny Express incidents
Leyla_Express_and_Johnny_Express_incidents
Genus of flowering plants
specimens have been collected between Rio Yamaniguey and Camp Toa, Oriente Province, and Sierra de Nipe. As of 2023, A. cubensis is classified as vulnerable
Adenoa
Commander under Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution
René Ramos Latour prior to the Cuban Revolution Born (1932-05-12)12 May 1932 Antilla, Cuba Died 30 July 1958(1958-07-30) (aged 26) Oriente Province, Cuba
René_Ramos_Latour
Dominican mythological creature
Alcide d'Orbigny. Additionally, La Ciguapa was the name of a town in Oriente Province, a stronghold of mid-19th century Cuban antislavery and independence
Ciguapa
Jobito was a military event which took place on May 13 of 1895 in Oriente Province of Cuba, in the Cuban War of Independence. Neither the Ten Years' War
Battle_of_El_Jobito
Cuban baseball player
Vinent made his Cuban National Series debut with Mineros (representing Oriente Province) in 1967, posting a 1.03 earned run average and winning rookie of the
Braudilio_Vinent
Cuban politician
Abelardo Colomé Ibarra (born 13 September 1939 in Santiago de Cuba, Oriente Province, Cuba) was a Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba and the
Abelardo_Colomé_Ibarra
Cuban revolutionary soldier and prominent Cuban politician
making him a central figure in organizing the civilian resistance in Oriente Province, working in conjunction with General Guillermo Moncada. On 24 February
Rafael_Portuondo_Tamayo
1912 protests and uprisings in Cuba
Oriente Province, where most of the Afro-Cubans lived. A few minor outbreaks of violence took place in the west, particularly in Las Villas Province.
War_of_1912
Spanish painter
definite techniques. [citation needed] He was born in Santa Lucía, Oriente Province, in 1887. He formally started his drawing and painting studies at that
Antonio_Sanchez_Araujo
Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961
initially supported anti-Batista supporters of Carlos Prío Socarrás in Oriente Province in 1955. However, weapons Trujillo sent were soon inherited by Fidel
Rafael_Trujillo
Cuban-American politician (born 1954)
Havana, Cuba, in 1954 into a prosperous landowner family from the Oriente province. His family immigrated to the United States after losing their lands
Carlos_A._Giménez
Left-wing political ideology
implemented his guerrilla foco in the Sierra Maestra mountains of the Oriente province, Fonseca believed Nicaragua's Revolution would begin with mass insurgency
Sandinista_ideology
1917 armed conflict in Eastern Cuba
Liberals mobilized irregular forces in Las Villas Province, Camagüey Province, and Oriente Province, aiming to overthrow the Conservative government.
Chambelona_War
Russian-Cuban ballet teacher and Choreographer (1891–1947)
his last years in Oriente province of Cuba, where he headed a dance school of the Pro-Arte Musical society's branch in Oriente province. Nikolai Yavorsky
Nikolai_Yavorsky
Cuban revolutionary (1825–1873)
Rubalcava was born in Santiago de Cuba in the eastern province of Oriente (now Santiago de Cuba Province), Spanish Cuba, on June 25, 1825. As a young man,
Francisco_Muñoz_Rubalcava
fortified line (La Trocha) to prevent Gómez to move westward from Oriente province; it consisted of numerous small forts, wire fences and a parallel railroad
Military_history_of_Cuba
Cuban musician (1818–1870)
Postcard of Perucho Figueredo, c 1860s Born (1818-02-18)18 February 1818 Bayamo, Cuba Died 17 August 1870(1870-08-17) (aged 52) Oriente Province, Cuba
Perucho_Figueredo
from Oriente Province to Havana, reportedly suffering a brake failure, collided with the train ahead, a military passenger train also from Oriente to Havana
List of rail accidents (1960–1969)
List_of_rail_accidents_(1960–1969)
Province in Boyacá, Colombia
The Eastern Boyacá Province is a province of the Colombian Department of Boyacá. The province is formed by 8 municipalities. The Tenza Valley is located
Eastern_Boyacá_Province
Cuban baseball manager (1946–2021)
born on 27 July 1946 in Songo – La Maya in the Oriente Province (currently in the Santiago de Cuba Province). He was born into a peasant family and learned
Higinio_Vélez
Cuban soldier and politician
Regiment and was one of the most prominent military figures in the Oriente Province, placed in charge of the garrison at Guantánamo. After the Cuban elections
Carlos_Machado_Morales
105 mph (165 km/h). The system then turned westward over southern Oriente Province and soon weakened to a tropical storm, before again re-entering the
1873 Atlantic hurricane season
1873_Atlantic_hurricane_season
uprising and violent suppression of a rural workers' strike in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz in Patagonia between 1920 and 1922. 1920–1922: Gandhi led
List of revolutions and rebellions
List_of_revolutions_and_rebellions
American Watergate burglar (1924–1993)
While Richard Sanderlin traveled to the Sierra Maestra Mountains in Oriente Province Cuba, where he began training the Castro rebels, in military strategy
Frank_Sturgis
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