Bartolomé Masó () is a municipality and town in the
Granma Province of
Cuba
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Overview
The municipality was named after the Cuban patriot
Bartolomé Masó Márquez. It is the home of the ''
Comandancia General de La Plata'', headquarters of the
Cuban revolutionaries
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around
Fidel Castro and today a museum, located in the
Sierra Maestra
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mountains.
Comandancia General de La Plata
on EcuRed
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Bartolomé Masó had a population of 53,024.
See also
*Municipalities of Cuba
The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United N ...
* List of cities in Cuba
References
External links
Populated places in Granma Province
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