Jimaguayu

Coordinates: 21 ° 16 ′  N , 77 ° 50 ′  W

Jimaguayu​

Cuba

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

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2. ↑ 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. 
3. ^ Statoids: Municipios of Cuba . Retrieved October 5, 2007.