Jovellanos

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Paraguayan politician see Salvador Jovellanos , for the Spanish statesman see Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos .

Jovellanos
Coordinates: 22 ° 49 ′  N , 81 ° 12 ′  W Jovellanos​ Jovellanos on the map of Cuba
Basic data
Country	Cuba
province	Matanzas
City foundation	1842
Residents	58,685  (2004)
Detailed data
surface	505 km 2
Population density	116 people / km 2
height	45  m
prefix	+ 53-45
Time zone	UTC -5

Jovellanos is a city and a municipality in the province of Matanzas in Cuba , divided into the barrios Asunción, Isabel, Realengo and San José.

In 1842 the settlement was founded as Corral de la Bemba . It was given its current name in 1870 in honor of the statesman and writer Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos . In the same year it was upgraded to a villa .

sons and daughters of the town

• Roberto Balado (1969-1994), boxer
• Sahily Diago (* 1995), middle distance runner
• Ernesto Duarte Brito (1922–1988), pianist, composer and band leader
• Iraida Garcia (* 1989), racing cyclist
• Georgina Herrera (* 1936), writer
• Esteban Lazo (* 1944), politician
• Juan Padrón (1947-2020), animation film director

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