Rafael Freyre

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Coordinates: 21 ° 2 ′  N , 76 ° 0 ′  W

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Narrow gauge steam locomotive on the grounds of the Rafael Freyre sugar mill

Rafael Freyre is a municipality in the north of the Cuban province of Holguín . The town of the same name, Rafael Freyre, administrative seat of the municipality, is also known under the name of Santa Lucía . The place is dominated by the Rafael Freyre sugar mill of the same name.

In 1492 , Christopher Columbus landed in Bahía de Bariay , about 5 km north of the city, on his first trip to the New World to investigate a settlement of the Arawak (natives of Cuba). Previously he had only visited one uninhabited island in what is now the Bahamas .

The following places belong to the municipality: Rafael Freyre (Santa Lucía, administrative seat), Fray Benito , Melones , Potrerillo , Bariay , Juan Cantares , La Ceiba , Playa Pesquero .

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