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Remedios (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈmeðjos]), also known as San Juan de los Remedios, is a city and municipality located 3 miles (4.8 km) from the northern coast of Cuba, in the center of the island. It is the oldest Spanish settlement in the former Las Villas province.
Las Parrandas de Remedios, a.k.a. Parrandas, are traditional carnival-like street fairs or block parties, with origins date back to the 19th century. They take place in northern and central cities of the former Las Villas province (now divided into Villa Clara , Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Ávila provinces) in Cuba .
Caturla was born in the town of Remedios, Villa Clara, Cuba. With only sixteen years old, in 1922, he won a position as part of the section of the 2nd violins of the newly formed “Orquesta Sinfónica de La Habana”, where Amadeo Roldán was the concertmaster. He started to write music since he was a teenager, while studying both music and law.
Carnival of Santiago de Cuba. Carnivals, known as carnavales, charangas, or parrandas, have been vibrant public celebrations in Cuba since at least the 17th century, with the Carnaval of Santiago de Cuba holding a special place among Cubans. [1] The history of Carnival in Cuba is a complex interplay of diverse influences and interests.
Zulueta is located on a valley between Remedios (15 km north) and Placetas (13 km south), and is crossed in the middle by a road named "Carretera a Zulueta". It is 22 km far from Camajuaní, 23 from Caibarién, the nearest seaside town, 42 from Cabaiguán, 48 from Santa Clara, and 61 from Sancti Spíritus.
Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo: 2000 1008; iii, iv (cultural) During the 19th and early 20th centuries, eastern Cuba was primarily involved with coffea cultivation. The remnants of the plantations display the techniques used in the difficult terrain, as well as the economic and social significance of the plantation system in Cuba and the ...
Olinta Ariosa Morales was born in 1921 in Zulueta, Remedios (now Villa Clara Province), Cuba to a family of sugar-workers. [1] [2] Her father was an administrator at the old San Agustín sugar mill. Olinta attended grammar school in her home town but finished her grammar education in Remedios.
Remedios, Cuba, a municipality in the province of Villa Clara, Cuba; Remedios, Antioquia, a municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia; Remedios, Chiriquí, a corregimiento of Panama; Remedios District, district (distrito) of Chiriquí Province in Panama; Remédios, civil parish in the Azores, Portugal