Bayamo

Bayamo is the capital city of the Granma Province of Cuba, and one of the largest cities in the Oriente region. The community of Bayamo lies on a plain by the Bayamon River. It is affected by the violent Bayamo wind. One of the most important education institutions in the province is the University of Granma. Bayamo was the second of the seven cities founded by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, and was established on November 5, 1513. Francisco Iznaga, a rich Basque landowner in the western portion of Cuba during the first 30 years of the colonization of Cuba, was elected Mayor in 1540.Iznaga was the originator of a powerful lineage that finally settled in Trinidad where the Torre Iznaga is. His descendents fought for the Independence of Cuba...