Guisa is a municipality and town in the
Granma Province of
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
. It is located south-east of
Bayamo, the provincial capital.
Demographics
In 2022, the municipality of Guisa had a population of 44,566.
With a total area of ,
it has a population density of .
History
The town was founded in the mid-18th century, in 1765. During the last third of the 19th century, the
Ten Years' War
The Ten Years' War (; 1868–1878), also known as the Great War () and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other wealthy natives. On 10 October 1868, sugar mil ...
, the
Little War, and the
War of Independence
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took place here.
Being located in the eastern part of the country and very close to the
Sierra Maestra, Guisa was the site of numerous military operations during this period. The most notable of these was the
Capture of Guisa (1897) by the forces of Cuban Lieutenant General
Calixto García.
Additionally, during the
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution () was the military and political movement that overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, who had ruled Cuba from 1952 to 1959. The revolution began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état, in which Batista overthrew ...
(1956-1959), the decisive rebel victory occurred in the
Battle of Guisa (1958).
Economy
The economy of Guisa, like that of the province to which it belongs, is primarily agricultural.
See also
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Municipalities of Cuba
The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities (). They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, publish ...
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List of cities in Cuba
This is a list of cities in Cuba with at least 20,000 inhabitants, listed in descending order. Population data refers to city proper and not to the whole municipality, because they include large rural areas with several villages. All figu ...
References
External links
Populated places in Granma Province
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