Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Museum, Granma. Cuba

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• Calle Maceo No. 57 e/ Marmol y Jose Joaquin Palma. Bayamo City. Granma Province. Cuba
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• (5323) 423864
• Destination: Granma

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The house was built at the beginning of the 19th century and it is one of the oldest in the city. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, the Father of our Homeland, was born there on April 18th, 1819. a colonial style building. In 1833 Medina, an official from the Spanish government lived there and he ordered the construction of the second storey. This museum exhibits pieces of historical value, decorative arts, pieces of furniture and personal objects that belonged to Céspedes, such as his cigar case, the sword, his watch,
among others, as well as objects from Ana de Quesada y Loynaz, his second wife.

Collections are grouped into weapons, garments, objects of historical and numismatic value. It was declared National Monument on October 10th, 1978.

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Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Museum is located in Granma

The territory limits to the north with the provinces of Las Tunas and Holguín; to the west with the Gulf of Guacanayabo; to the south with the Caribbean Sea, and to the east with Santiago de Cuba. It has more than 760 000 inhabitants in its 8 470 , Km2 of territorial extension.

There are two airports: Sierra Maestra, located in Manzanillo for international operations, and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, in Bayamo, for domestic flights. By road, the Central Highway links Granma with the other cities of the country. The Sierra Maestra majestic mountains, main mountainous group of Cuba, the intense blue colour of the Caribbean Sea and the fertile plains bathed by rivers coming from the high mountains present Granma as presenting a wide range of contrasts. "Desembarco del Granma" National Park is within the limits of this province, declared by UNESCO, as World Natural Site.

The province is known as the Birthplace of Cuban Nationality and preserves a rich historical and cultural heritage. It was in this city where the National Anthem of Cuba was sung for the first time. In this region is indispensable to visit Desembarco del Granma National Park, with its very interesting natural phenomena and areas of exceptional beauty. There are also other places to be visited, such as La Demajagua Park, where on October 10th, 1868, the Cuban struggles for independence began; Manzanillo, a coastal city wrapped in an atmosphere of pirates and corsairs' legends, and Bayamo, provincial capital and National Monument.

A stay at Marea del Portillo hotel, with a beach that draws attention for the dark colour of its sand, is ideal to discover the charms of Cayo Blanco, a place of suggestive sea bottoms; to enter the impressive system of marine terraces or to come closer to the natural and archaeological reservation El Guafe. Excursions to its mountainous system are one of the biggest attractiveness, for the visitor has the possibility to go into one of the more preserved, intimate, and better places of Cuban nature.

 

 

 

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