Jimaguayu
Coordinates: 21 ° 16 ′ N , 77 ° 50 ′ W
Jimaguayú is a municipality and a city in the Cuban province of Camagüey . It is located between Vertientes and Guáimaro .
history
Despite its small size, the community played an important role in the history of Cuba : from September 13 to 16, 1895 , a gathering of the Cuban revolutionaries met there to give the aspired republic a constitution. General Máximo Gómez suggested this historic site because it was here that General Ignacio Agramonte fell for independence in 1873 .
After additional troops had been assigned to protect the Mambises , the "Revolutionary Parliament" under the leadership of Gaspar Betancourt could begin work. According to tradition, people gathered in a simple "bohio", which is a name for a simple accommodation made of palm leaves .
Like its predecessor in 1873, the Jimaguayú constitution established a centralistically governed republic , which, however, unlike the old one, combined the judiciary and executive in one state body. This should increase the pace of government work, a lesson from the Long War of 1868-1878.
Demographics
In 2004 the municipality of Jimaguayú had 21,169 inhabitants. With a total area of 799 km², the city has a population density of 26.9 inhabitants / km².
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Atenas.cu: 2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality . 2004. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 5, 2007.
- ^ Statoids: Municipios of Cuba . Retrieved October 5, 2007.