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La Demajagua
La Demajagua National Park is a National Park located in Granma Province, about 12 kilometers from the city of Manzanillo, and is one of Cuba’s most important historic si
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La Demajagua National Park is a National Park located in Granma Province, about 12 kilometers from the city of Manzanillo, and is one of Cuba’s most important historic sites. It is the location of the former Ingenio La Demajagua sugar mill, where, on October 10, 1868, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes freed his slaves and launched the first armed uprising against Spanish colonial rule. This act initiated the Ten Years’ War, the first of a series of Cuban wars for independence from Spain. The date is considered the symbolic beginning of the Cuban independence movement and also of the abolitionist…
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La Demajagua is a nature park in Granma, Cuba. It is located at approximately 20.282°, -77.178°.
It sits within the province of Granma.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Alto Jenjibre (27 km to the south), La Estrella (30 km to the south), Loma El Gigante (31 km to the south) and Loma el Quitaso (32 km to the south).
It is associated with nature and colonial architecture.
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What's near La Demajagua
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Named places mapped nearby include Ingenio Demajagua, El Ranchón, Entrada a La Demajagua, Los Letreos, Finca San Juan Bautista (Asociación Los Apostolados), El Congo, Instituto Politécnico Agropecuario Enrique Vilar Figueredo, Conservas, Estadio Wilfredo Pagés, Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diesel Manzanillo, Cuentas Claras, El Pozón, Emanuel and Juraguá.
- Ingenio Demajagua · museum
- 0.1 km
- El Ranchón · hamlet
- 2.1 km
- Entrada a La Demajagua · hamlet
- 2.4 km
- Los Letreos · hamlet
- 2.9 km
- Finca San Juan Bautista (Asociación Los Apostolados) · place of worship
- 3.0 km
- El Congo · hamlet
- 3.8 km
- Instituto Politécnico Agropecuario Enrique Vilar Figueredo · university
- 6.0 km
- Conservas · works
- 7.6 km
- Estadio Wilfredo Pagés · stadium
- 8.6 km
- Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diesel Manzanillo · works
- 9.4 km
- Cuentas Claras · hamlet
- 10.6 km
- El Pozón · hamlet
- 10.6 km
- Emanuel · church
- 23.4 km
- Juraguá · hamlet
- 26.8 km
Around La Demajagua
220 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of La Demajagua, across 28 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on La Demajagua.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 18
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 3
⛰️ Nature & terrain 10
🏭 Industry & resources 20
🏥 Health & care 15
🎓 Education 32
🏦 Civic & services 29
🚉 Transport 5
🏟️ Sport & leisure 20
⛪ Faith 6
🛒 Shops & markets 22
🛏️ Stay 40
What La Demajagua makes
21 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 2
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diesel Manzanillo · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Las Tapias
🏭 Industry 19
Almacenes · Base de Ómnibus · Base de Ómnibus y Camiones · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diesel Manzanillo · …
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