Martí is a
Cuba
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n town and municipality in north-eastern section of
Matanzas Province
Matanzas () is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province include Cárdenas, Colón, Jovellanos and the capital of the same name, Matanzas. The resort town of Varadero is also located in this province.
Among Cuban provinces, ...
.
Geography
The municipality is divided into the
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...
s of Guamutas, Lacret, La Teja, Martí, Motembo and Río de la Palma.
From 1902 until 1927 the village of
Máximo Gómez
Máximo Gómez y Báez (November 18, 1836 – June 17, 1905) was a Dominican Generalissimo in Cuban War of Independence, Cuba's War of Independence (1895–1898). He was known for his controversial Scorched earth, scorched-earth policy, whic ...
(now part of
Perico), was part of Martí.
Máximo Gómez (Perico)
on EcuRed
It is located on the north-central coast of Cuba, and includes the lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') a ...
s ''Inglés'', ''Bibanasí'' and ''Majagüillar'', all extensions of the Bay of Santa Clara
The Bay of Santa Clara is a bay on Cuba
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(''Bahia de Santa Clara''). Its territory is crossed by the rivers ''La Palma'', ''Júcaro'' and ''San Manuel''.
History
The town was founded in 1835 was established in 1835 under the name ''Hato Nuevo''[ on the location of the ''Bibanosí'' ranch. On 24 December 1898 the name was changed to Martí, in honour of independence hero ]José Martí
José Julián Martí Pérez (; January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the libera ...
.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Martí had a population of 23,475.
See also
*Municipalities of Cuba
The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vo ...
* List of cities in Cuba
References
External links
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Populated places in Matanzas Province
Populated places established in 1835