Sierra Maestra mountains

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The Sierra Maestra mountains are a rugged range in southeastern Cuba famous as the main guerrilla stronghold of Fidel Castro and his allies during the Cuban Revolution.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain peak
mountain range
national park
associatedWithOrganization 26th of July Movement
associatedWithPerson Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Raúl Castro
country Cuba
Cuba
countrySubdivision Granma Province
Santiago de Cuba Province
elevation 1974 metres
extendsAlong Caribbean coast of southeastern Cuba
geologicalType fold mountain range
hasBiodiversity endemic species
high plant diversity
hasClimate humid
tropical
hasFeature deep valleys
dense vegetation
steep slopes
hasLandCover cloud forest
tropical rainforest
hasProtectedArea Turquino National Park
hasView Caribbean Sea
highestPoint Pico Turquino
historicalEvent Cuban Revolution
historicalPeriod 1950s
knownFor base of operations for the 26th of July Movement
guerrilla stronghold of Fidel Castro
role in the Cuban Revolution
locatedIn Sierra Maestra
Sierra Maestra
southeastern Cuba
locatedOn island of Cuba
partOf Greater Antilles mountain systems
Oriente region of Cuba
strategicImportance difficult access for government forces
natural fortress
terrain rugged
tourismActivity hiking
mountain trekking
tourismAttraction ascent of Pico Turquino
revolutionary historical sites
usedAs guerrilla warfare base
hideout for revolutionaries
usedDuring Batista dictatorship resistance

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Pico Turquino ("Sierra Maestra")
Turquino National Park ("Sierra Maestra")
locatedIn
Batista government forces ("Sierra Maestra region")
Cuban Revolution
location
Santiago de Cuba Province ("Sierra Maestra mountain range")
contains
Sierra Maestra campaign
hasBaseOfOperations
Sierra Maestra campaign ("Sierra Maestra")
hasLocation
Rebel Army ("Sierra Maestra")
headquarters
Rebel Army ("Sierra Maestra")
operationalArea

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