Macagua. It belongs to the municipality of Los Arabos province of Matanzas , Cuba. It is located in the easternmost part of the province. Its total area is 760.1 km 2 , occupying the sixth place and 6.4% of the provincial territory. There are 34 population settlements, of which 4 are classified as urban and the remaining 30 as rural. The resident population is 24,940, with a density of 32.7 inhabitants per km 2 .
Summary
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- 1 History
- 2 Foundation
- 3 Features
- 1 Relief
- 2 Climate
- 3 Soils
- 4 Hydrography
- 5 Flora
- 6 Fauna
- 7 Geographical situation
- 4 Economy
- 5 First ingenuity that used the steam engine
- 6 Its main agricultural product
- 7 Social Development
- 1 Sports
- 2 Music
- 8 Houses that existed before founding this town
- 9 First Doctors
- 10 oldest buildings in Macagua
- 11 Number of inhabitants
- 12 Main streets
- 1 Internationalist martyrs
- 13 Traditions and religion
- 14 Traditions
- 15 Fundamental constructions made after 1970
- 16 Main historical place of this town
- 17 Sources
History
The name of the town of Macagua is due to the number of trees named Macaguas that existed in the place: that is, the wild trees of the Island of Cuba, whose fibrous and hard wood that was used in carpentry at that time.
Foundation
It was founded on 2 of November of 1868 in favor of José Fuente Flores who lived in that area and then exchanged in 1892 for Pedro Rocío Oquendo, who from 1914 dismounts and begins its agricultural and ranching.
characteristics
Relief
The territory that the Popular Council occupies is flat with small elevations ranging from 40 meters to 60 meters located mainly in its area. The predominant images are the sparse mountains and some large palm groves that still remain, although the large extensions of forest species in the Santa Lucía and Cayo Mamones area present pleasant visuals, not being the case in the areas surrounding the ” Mario Muñoz ” Sugar Company. .
Weather
The prevailing winds are from the Northwest quadrant and East Franco with a greater annual frequency from the Northeast directions. The annual average temperature is 24 0 C, reaching the average minimum temperatures of 13 0 C and 34 0 C respectively.
Rainfall ranges from 1400–1500 mm, with notable differences between the dry period (November – April) in which 200–250 mm are recorded and the wet period (May – October), which reaches 1200–1300 mm.
Floors
The territory is located in a karst plain and to a lesser degree denudative karst, on limestone rocks, and clayey limestones, its soils are ferralitic brown with 63,209 ha, (96% of the total) and deep red hydromorphic with 2,821 ha, (4% of the total).
Hydrography
The hydrogeological basement of Macagua sits in the basin sections M-III-7, MV-1, M-VI-1, M-VI-2 with 67% of the territory on non-aquiferous rocks and due to its scarce relief, make it difficult to build reservoirs. The watery surface occupies an area of 1744 ha: of them 161 ha in channels, this surface representing 2% of the municipal total.
Flora
In this Popular Council existed forests of precious woods such as mahogany , Majagua , Cedro , [Ácana]], Ocuje , very abundant until today the Pino . It is common to find the Flowering Tree, the Framboyán , the Cardones, Güiras, to a lesser extent the Alamos, some Ceibas, and we greatly appreciate the majestic Royal Palm . From fruit trees we have some important ones such as guava, mango, and others. Pineapples and bananas are grown in different areas . Other crops stand out such as: sweet potato, cassava, corn, tomato, etc.
Fauna
There is an endemic species: the rabiche pigeon. In prominent place is occupied by cattle among other animals as in the rest of the country.
Geographic situation
Extension: It has a territorial extension of 39 km 2 semi-urban, limited to:
- North:Popular Council “Israel Ruiz”.
- South:Popular Council “Los Arabos”.
- East:Popular Council “Zorrilla – Four corner”.
- West:UBPC Prende and territory of the town of San José de los Ramos, Municipality of Colón.
Economy
Its main economic and social objectives are:
- 1 CPA Manuel Piti Fajardo (Cañera)
- 1 UBPC Covadonga (Cañera)
- 1 Poultry Farm September 28
- 2 Primary schools (1 urban 1 rural)
- 1 Combination of food products
- 1 House of the fighter
- 3 Family Doctor’s Offices
- 1 Pharmacy
- 1 Oficoda
- 1 Barbershop
- 1 Cafeteria
- 1 Culture Center
- 1 Agro Products Market
- 1 Community dining room
First ingenuity that used the steam engine
The first mill in the Macagua area that used the steam engine was the Reserva Ingenio according to José C. Martínez, since the steam engine was introduced in Cuba in 1819 .
Its main agricultural product
Its main agricultural products that abound in this area are: Sweet Potato , Yucca, Fruits (minor), rice, as well as pigs, horses and goats, in CPA, UBPC, CCS and individuals.
Main crop: sugar cane
Social development
Culture in the area . Traditional popular culture develops, since there are 1 circles of friends of Artemis, with natural guano fabric, hats, bags, wallets, picture frames are made, in addition some vintners make homemade wines of currants, cherries, rice, oranges, and others.
sports
The favorite sport is soccer that is practiced in the population, from children to adults
Music
The music they prefer the most is the popular dance, the favorite dance is the casino.
Houses that existed before founding this town
The first houses that existed before founding Macagua were built in 1835 and later some public establishments were established, such as: schools and commerce.
First doctors
The first doctors from Macagua were: Salomón, Perlesa and Modesto Secada (natives of Managua).
Oldest buildings in Macagua
The oldest constructions are:
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- The Cemetery: 1882
- The church: 1892 it was ordered to be built
- The Mausoleum: August 21 , 1904
Number of inhabitants
Macagua currently has approximately 2 210 inhabitants.
Main streets
- Its main streets are:
- Los Arabos Highway
- May 2nd
- San Francisco
- Orange tree
- Sweet general
- Royal Alley
- Progress
- Prince Alfonso
- Charity
- Don Antonio Ojito
- San antonio
- Isabel II
Internationalist martyrs
The internationalist Martyrs of this town are:
- Saint of Jesús Díaz Sánchez : Dies: Ethiopia .
- Roberto Cuesta : Angola
Traditions and religion
- Its main religion the Yoruba , Christian , Pentecostal , New Pines.
- Its main exponents (Los Martines settlement)
Traditions
Among its traditions it has a temple house dating from the year 1600 , where the Yoruba religion is practiced, from the time of slavery it came from Guinea Bissau , East Africa and currently exercises power, foundations over its inhabitants.
The fundamental touches: they are celebrated on June 24 – ( San Juan ) and on December 4 ( Santa Bárbara ), it also has a Church and a Christian Temple, there are also Jehovah’s Witnesses to a great extent.
Fundamental constructions made after 1970
Among the constructions made in Macagua after 1970 are:
- Aqueduct of macagua
- Family doctor’s office
- Popular savings bank
- Medical Post opened in 1975
- The pharmacy
Main historical place of this town
The main historical place is the macagua mausoleum founded on August 21 , 1904 . It was the idea of the outstanding teacher Carmen Jiménez , where the remains of the revolutionary Clotilde García and other fallen were deposited . They also have the Clotilde García obelisk located in the territory, which is attended by children, youth and adults as part of history.
