Remedios (Cuba)
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Coordinates: 22 ° 30 ′ N , 79 ° 33 ′ W
Remedios on the map of Cuba
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| Country | Cuba |
| province | Villa Clara |
| City foundation | June 24, 1514 |
| Residents | 45,621 (2012) |
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| surface | 589.98 |
| Population density | 77.3 inhabitants / km 2 |
| height | 25 m |
| prefix | + 53-42-39 |
| Time zone | UTC -5 |
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Remedios is a Cuban city and municipality in the province of Villa Clara . The city is also known under the name San Juan de los Remedios and is just under 5 kilometers from the Cuban north coast. The municipality covers an area of 589.98 km² and has 45,621 inhabitants, of which 31,174 live directly in the city. The degree of urbanization is 68.3 percent.
geography
location
Remedios is less than 5 kilometers from the Cuban north coast, in the province of Villa Clara. It lies between the Municipios of Caibarién , Cabaiguán and Placetas .
climate
In Remedios, as in most areas of Cuba, there is a tropical to subtropical climate. The annual average temperature is between 25 and 26 degrees Celsius.
history
In the area of today's Remedios, the Spanish conquistador Vasco Porcallo de Figueroa, a subordinate of Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar , founded the village of Santa Cruz de la Sabana in the 16th century . Before that, there was already an indigenous settlement there. Estimates of the exact date of the city's founding vary between 1513 and 1524, June 24th 1514 prevailed. This makes Remedios the third oldest city in Cuba after Baracoa (1511) and Bayamo (1513), together with Trinidad .
During the founding phase, the city had to struggle with pirate attacks and freshwater shortages due to its location near the coast, but Remedios experienced constant growth due to the large land allocation. Agriculture and animal husbandry were among the most important economic pillars of the city from the 16th to the 18th centuries. At the turn of the 18th century, the sugar industry began to take root in the area. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the cultivation of coffee, cocoa and tobacco became very important for the region.
During the Cuban Revolution , the 8th Column Ciro Redondo , commanded by Ernesto Che Guevara , moved into Remedios on December 26, 1958, driving the remnants of Batista's administration out of the city. The historic city center with its colonial villas, some of which date back to the 17th century, was declared a national monument in Cuba in 1980.
Culture and sights
The center of the historic old town is the Plaza Martí, formerly named after the Spanish Queen Isabel II , with the Iglesia Mayor church from the 16th century .
The city is also known for its local Christmas festival, Las Parrandas de Remedios , which takes place between December 16 and 26 each year. The tradition of the Parrandas dates back to the 18th century.
