Uvero

Village in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

19°56′57.3″N 76°35′24.2″W / 19.949250°N 76.590056°W / 19.949250; -76.590056Country

CubaProvinceSantiago de CubaMunicipalityGuamáFounded18th centuryElevation

10 m (30 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total2,581Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)Area code+53-226

Uvero, also known as El Uvero, is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Guamá, in Santiago de Cuba Province. In 2011 it had a population of 2,581.

History

The toponym derives from the Spanish common name of some species of Coccoloba, a genus of trees, found by Spanish explorers, at the entrance of the village, in the 18th century. On May 28, 1957, during the Cuban Revolution, the village was the site of a battle, between a column of M-26-7 rebels, led by Fidel Castro,^[1] and a garrison of the Cuban Army.^[2]^[3]

Geography

Located by the Caribbean Coast, below the Sierra Maestra mountain range, Uvero spans along the "Carretera del Granma" highway (part of the Circuito Sur de Oriente), between Chivirico (the municipal seat, 22 km east) and Pilón (in Granma Province, 80 km west), in a sparsely populated coastal strip.^[4]

The village, included in Turquino National Park's territory, is about 26 km east of Pico Turquino, the highest Cuban peak. It is 74 km east of Marea del Portillo, 96 km west of Santiago de Cuba and 127 km east of Niquero. Nearest villages are, to the west, La Uvita (15 km) and Ocujal (23 km); to the east Guamá Abajo (18 km).

References

^ (in Spanish) "The Battle of El Uvero" (cubahora.cu)
^ "El Uvero Attack" (cuba1952-1957.blogspot.com)
^ "Analysis of the Military Strategies and Warfare Principles of Che Guevara" (DTIC website)
^ 3575034608 Uvero on OpenStreetMap