Santiago de Cuba Province

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Santiago de Cuba Province is a southeastern Cuban province known for its historic role in the Cuban Revolution, vibrant Afro-Cuban culture, and the major port city of Santiago de Cuba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Cuba
agriculturalProduct citrus fruits
coffee
sugarcane
tobacco
borders Granma Province
Guantánamo Province
Holguín Province
bordersBodyOfWater Caribbean Sea
capital Santiago de Cuba
contains Baconao Biosphere Reserve
Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre
Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca
surface form: Castillo del Morro (Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca)

San Juan Hill
Sierra Maestra mountains
surface form: Sierra Maestra mountain range

municipality of Contramaestre
municipality of Guamá
municipality of Mella
municipality of Palma Soriano
municipality of San Luis
municipality of Segundo Frente
municipality of Songo-La Maya
municipality of Tercer Frente
town of El Cobre
country Cuba
economySector agriculture
port and maritime trade
tourism
ethnicCulture Afro-Cuban culture
hasClimate tropical climate
hasFeature coastal lowlands
mountainous interior
hasPortCity Santiago de Cuba
historicalRegion former Oriente Province
knownFor carnival celebrations
historic role in the Cuban Revolution
music traditions such as son and trova
vibrant Afro-Cuban culture
language Spanish
largestCity Santiago de Cuba
locatedIn southeastern Cuba
notableEventLocation Moncada Barracks
surface form: Moncada Barracks attack (1953)
partOfRegion Oriente Province, Cuba
surface form: Oriente region of Cuba
religiousTraditions Roman Catholicism
Santería
roleIn Cuban Revolution
Cuban War of Independence
timeZone Cuba Standard Time

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Granma expedition arrivalLocation Santiago de Cuba Province
this entity surface form: Las Coloradas, Oriente Province, Cuba
Sierra Maestra mountains countrySubdivision Santiago de Cuba Province
subject surface form: Sierra Maestra
Santiago de Cuba baseball team homeProvince Santiago de Cuba Province
Santiago de Cuba isProvincialCapitalOf Santiago de Cuba Province
Santiago de Cuba locatedIn Santiago de Cuba Province
subject surface form: Birán
this entity surface form: eastern Cuba
Avispas represents Santiago de Cuba Province
Avispas de Santiago de Cuba represents Santiago de Cuba Province
Santiago de Cuba baseball team represents Santiago de Cuba Province