San José de los Ramos is a former town in the east of the
Cuba
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n province of
Matanzas
Matanzas (Cuban ; ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas Province, Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-American religions, Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Mat ...
. It now forms part of
Colón, Cuba
Colón is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. The municipality has an area of and a population of about 68,021. The city proper, with a population of about 44,000, is the third-largest of its province.
History
The town was ...
. It is located some to the north east of the centre of Colón and east of
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.[War of Independence
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<h1><br><p> History</h1></p>
San José de los Ramos was founded in 1844 when the first houses were built near the Júcaro railway. At the centre was the church or chapel of the same name. The original name of the community was Cunagua, a native word which is now one of the neighbourhoods. In 1527, it was sold to Andrés Recio and took the name Las Ciegas (The Blind Women) before becoming San José de los Ramos. In 1879, San José became a municipality (ayuntamiento). In 1902, it was annexed to Colón but was separated again in 1910. In 1940, it became an integral part of the judicial and fiscal district of Colón. In 1943, it consisted of the districts of Banagüises (also Managüises) with a population of 4,103, Cunagua, population 1,187, and San José de los Ramos, population 3,916. In the <div class=)
, more than a hundred of its citizens took up arms against Spain.
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Geography
The community lies on flat land extending from Colón. It is watered by the rivers Palmillias, Piedras, Las Ciegas and Jigüe. The La Palma River which enjoys considerable flow is fed by three streams, the first from the Lake of Banagüises, the second, known as the Piedra River originating in the Nueva Bermeja and Palmillas and fed by the Jigüe, Macagosa and other streams, and the third the creek of Potrerillo. The La Palmas River flows from San José de los Ramos to its mouth in the Bay of Santa Clara. It can be navigated up to the landing stage known as La Palma.[
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Economy
In 1957, the community consisted of 534 farms covering 22% of its territory or (. The main crop was sugar cane, some fruit being grown for local consumption. In 1952, there were 10,700 head of cattle. The soil is rich in limestone and clay which is used for the manufacture of pottery and bricks.[
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Famous citizen
Félix Ramos y Duarte (1848–1924), a philologist and educator, remembered above all for his ''Diccionario de mejicanismos'' (Dictionary of Mexican Spanish), was born in San José de Los Ramos.
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Populated places in Matanzas Province
Colón, Cuba