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	BAYAMO - LoveToKnow Article on BAYAMO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		It lies on a plain by the Bayamo river, in a fertile country, but isolated from sea and from railway.
		Bayamo was the third of the seven cities founded by Diego Velazquez, and was established in 1513.
		Down the river Cauto, then open to the sea for vessels of 200 tons, and through Manzanub, Bayamo drove a thriving contraband trade that made it at the opening of the I~th century the leading town of Cuba.
	7.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BA/BAYAMO.htm (1152 words)

	Cuba: Bayamo: History and Traditions in Eastern Cuba
		Bayamo (ver mapa), the capital of Cuba's eastern province of Granma, has a nearly five-century-old history, since it was the second village founded by Spanish Governor Diego Velázquez in the archipelago.
		Bayamo's dwellers, faithful to that tradition, use colonial-style carriages that are built by a movement of artisans who have preserved to date the art of building these kinds of vehicles, respecting their original characteristics.
		Bayamo's attractions for the leisure industry prove once again that in addition to sun and beaches, Cuba offers history, culture and traditions, in an excellent mixture that meets the demands of visitors to the city of horse-drawn carriages in the eastern part of the Caribbean Island.
	www.dtcuba.com /eng/buscar_reportajes.asp?cod=34 (582 words)

	Cuba Junky - Granma Bayamo
		Bayamo was a valuable hub in the Spanish slave trade, especially as sugarcane crops became the area's predominant economic asset.
		Bayamo was the stronghold of early revolutionary Carlos Manel de Céspedes, who freed his slaves and declared war against colonialist Spain.
		During the ensuing battles, Bayamo exchanged hands several times and was once burned to the ground by Cuban rebels as the city was being sacked by the Spanish.
	www.xs4all.nl /~verlaan1/granma/bayamo-home.htm (329 words)

	AllRefer.com - Bayamo, Cuba (Cuban Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Cattle raising and sugar refining are the main industries.
		Founded in 1513, Bayamo was an inland port until the 19th cent.
		Both the Ten Years War (1868–78) and the successful revolt of 1895 began in Bayamo.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Bayamo.html (178 words)

	Bayamo : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Bayamo, the capital of the province, and the densely forested, impenetrable mountains of the Sierra Maestra at the extreme southwest corner of the Oriente region have long been at the forefront of political turmoil and rebellion.
		Bayamo, one of Cuba's original seven villas and today a midsize city and the capital of Granma province, is considered the birthplace of Cuban independence.
		South of Bayamo, the Sierra Maestra, a national park comprising a spectacularly verdant and rugged range that reaches right down to the Caribbean coast, is where Fidel Castro and his band of rebels sneaked back into Cuba after a period of exile in Mexico in 1956.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/bayamo/3199010001.html (568 words)

	Getting the carriages out, Cuban-style
		Bayamo, Cuba, 20 July, 2004 – The Cuban city of Bayamo, facing a growing local public transport problem, has found an unusual solution: bringing back horse-drawn carriages of a French vintage first used in Bayamo at the beginning of the last century.
		After consultations with the local municipality running the Bayamo Local Agenda 21 Project, the police, the public and carriage operators, the city’s new horse-drawn carriage lines were officially inaugurated on 6 July 2004 at a ceremony attended by the Mayor, the Belgian Ambassador and other local and provincial dignitaries.
		The Bayamo project shows that motorised transport need not necessarily be the only solution to a public transport problem.
	www.unhabitat.org /cubanstyle.asp (322 words)

	Bayamo : Regions in Brief \| Frommers.com
		Bayamo grew wealthy in the 17th and 18th centuries from contraband and later sugar and cattle.
		The rebels held Bayamo for 3 months until it was evident that the superior numbers of Spanish troops would soon defeat them.
		The road south from Bayamo is a long, lush tropical adventure; it cuts through beautiful sugar-cane fields where pigs, peacocks, and farmers wielding machetes roam, with the rounded, green peaks of the Sierra Maestra looming in the background.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/bayamo/3199010043.html (723 words)

	BAYAMO - Online Information article about BAYAMO
		Bayamo was the third of the seven cities founded by Diego See also:
		Indian seas, and the misfortunes of Santiago were the fortunes of Bayamo.
		Bayamo was the birthplace and the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BAR_BEC/BAYAMO.html (407 words)

	cuba heritage .com - Bayamo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		San Salvador de Bayamo, is the second Village founded in Cuba in 1513 by the advanced Diego Velázquez.
		Carriages go through Bayamo streets, narrow and paved in some segments, pulled by horses, a tradition that makes it earn the epithet of “The City of the Carriages”.
		Bayamo boasts the condition of National Monument city.
	www.cubaheritage.com /articles.asp?cID=2&sID=185&artID=325 (208 words)

	The Sports Network - Daily Racing Form
		Winning his first stakes, Bayamo rallied from fourth in a field of five to win the Grade 2 American by 4 1/2 lengths, finishing 1 1/8 miles on turf in 1:46.60.
		Ridden by David Flores, Bayamo made an eye-catching wide move on the final turn to take the lead in early stretch.
		Bayamo, 5, has won 4 of 9 starts and $241,428 racing in France and the U.S. He joins Special Ring and Tsigane as top prospects in Canani's barn in turf races from a mile to 1 1/8 miles.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=drf/news/BWN3343847.htm (237 words)

	Cuba Photo Essay: Bayamo
		It is a long bus ride (750km), two-thirds the length of country, from Havana to Bayamo.
		Fatherland Square is a large monument in the suburbs of Bayamo.
		Like most of Cuba, tobacco is grown around Bayamo and it has a cigar factory, but there wasn't enough time to see the factory.
	www.ibike.org /cuba/espiritu/1-Bayamo.htm (1249 words)

	Hollywood Park \| Bet The Races \| Racing News \| 05.05.2004 \|
		Bayamo and David Flores were victorious in Wednesday's feature.
		Bayamo covered the 1 1/16 miles on the Lakeside Turf Course in 1:40.78 to win his second consecutive start.
		However, Bayamo, who had been stalking three deep throughout much of the race, rallied on the outside, blew by the competition at midstretch and drew away.
	www.hollywoodpark.com /bet_the_races/racing_news/racing_news_05052004a.html (265 words)

	Three Cuban Cities Launch Agenda 21 Programme
		It starts with a diagnosis of the initial situation or environmental profile followed by a city consultation with the participation of different stakeholders, including civil society and local administration representatives who then devise an action plan.
		The Bayamo action plan focused on solid waste management, river decontamination and improvement in transportation and public spaces.
		The case of Bayamo is a good example for other cities." The Agenda 21 project aims to improve and protect the quality of life of future generations.
	www.unchs.org /three_cuban_cities.asp (284 words)

	Cuba Junky - Granma Bayamo
		Bayamo was the stronghold of early revolutionary Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, who freed his slaves and declared war against colonialist Spain.
		Next to the Hotel Royalton on the north side of the plaza, the Casa Natal de Céspedes, the birthplace of the "father of the Cuban nation," is the only house on the square that escaped destruction from the fire.
		To one side of the cathedral, the small chapel Capilla de La Dolorosa (Chapel of the Lady of Sorrows), which dates to 1630, is distinguished by a lovely Moorish-style carved wooden ceiling and fine baroque altarpiece.
	www.cuba-junky.com /granma/bayamo-home.htm (882 words)

	Hollywood Park \| Bet The Races \| Racing News \| 07.04.2004 \|
		Bayamo, under David Flores, cruises to victory in the 65th running of the American Handicap (GII).
		Bayamo, the 3-5 favorite, paid $3.40, $2.40 and $2.10.
		Bayamo, a winner of one of four races in France before being purchased by Prestonwood Farm and moving to the barn of Julie Canani, earned $90,000 to increase his bankroll to $241,428.
	www.hollywoodpark.com /bet_the_races/racing_news/racing_news_07042004a.html (217 words)

	Easy Print from BloodHorse.com
		Bayamo, freshened since his runner-up effort in the Eddie Read Handicap (gr.
		Bayamo's summer campaign came after an 11-month recess while recovering from bone chips in an ankle.
		Sandwiched around a victory in the Escondido Handicap Aug. 4 were runner-up finishes to Bayamo in the American and by a neck to Star Over the Bay in the Del Mar Handicap.
	www.bloodhorse.com /viewstory_plain.asp?id=24596 (355 words)

	Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, from The History of Cuba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Born in Bayamo, Oriente on April 18, 1819, Céspedes attended secondary schools in Havana and later enrolled at the University of Havana.
		He traveled to Spain to attend college and receive a bachelor of law degree from the University of Barcelona and a doctorate of law from the University of Madrid.
		Arrested because of his anti-Spanish statements and banished from Bayamo, Céspedes began to organize a war for independence in Oriente province.
	www.historyofcuba.com /history/cespedes.htm (528 words)

	Travel Agency to Cuba, Mexico and the Caribbean - Tourist Zone
		Founded in 1513, Bayamo was the second of seven settlements that Governor Diego Velázquez established in Cuba.
		Cuba's National Anthem was sung for the first time -on October 20, 1868- here, and the inhabitants of the city burned it down on January 12, 1869, rather than see it fall into the hands of the Spaniards.
		Because of these and other history-making events that took place here, Bayamo is known as "the birthplace of the Cuban nation" and has been declared a national monument.
	www.vacacionartravel.com /PoloInfo.aspx?pc=28 (310 words)

	The Militant - April 20, 2004 -- How Rebel Army took the town of Guisa
		At 10:00 p.m., while a battery of mortars attacked them, rebel recruits, armed with picks and shovels, opened a ditch in the road next to the tank that had been destroyed on the 20th, so that between the tank and the ditch, the other two T-17 tanks within the lines were prevented from escaping.
		Then occurred an act of unparalleled heroism: rebel Lieutenant Leopoldo Cintras Frías, who was operating the tank’s machine gun, removed it from the tank, and despite being wounded, crawled under intense crossfire and managed to carry away the heavy weapon.
		The advance of the battalions that came along the road from Bayamo to Guisa was halted, and they encamped two kilometers from Guisa; those that advanced along the road from Corralillo were also turned back.
	www.themilitant.com /2004/6815/681560.html (806 words)

	Cuba rent a house by the inhabitant in Bayamo, flat, home,, apartement, casa particular and Routes, schedule of the bus ...
		Bayamo, is a large city in human proportions.
		It is located on the Carretera Central at 71 Kms (1hour) from Holguin, 80 Kms from Las Tunas (1 hour) and 130 Kms (2 hours) from Santiago De Cuba and it is an ideal place for trips to the Sierra Maestra.
		Regular buses serve Bayamo with the companies Astro or Viazul (4 buses a day in direction of Baracoa via Santiago, Trinidad, Vinales via Havana, all the rates are in $) and connect the city to the whole country through the motorway and the central road which are in very good condition.
	perso.wanadoo.fr /jdsdf/alen.htm (542 words)

	Notes for Bernardo Antonio Figueredo y Cespedes/Ana Maria Pabon e Infante
		Bernardo Antonio Figueredo y Cespedes was born in 1750, in Bayamo, Cuba.
		In Bayamo, we found this reference to an alcalde [mayor] and jefe politico [???], bachiller [a person with a degree] Salvador Ignacio Téllez living in the town of Bayamo, on June 11, 1822.
		vi Fernando Figueredo y Pabon was born in 1794, in Bayamo, and was baptized in the parish of San Salvador, Bayamo, on May 18, 1794.
	figueredo.freeservers.com /gedpage/ntf00029.htm (642 words)

	Cuban city of Bayamo gets new urban revival plan
		The water quality of the Bayamo River is poor, the lifeline of the city is seriously polluted, affecting its use for human consumption, recreation, industry and urban agriculture.
		The solid waste management needs overhauling, while Bayamo’s urban transport is constrained by a lack of fuel and spare parts.
		In parallel with the pilot project in Bayamo, a capacity building centre is being developed in the city of Santa Clara, in the centre of the country, as a mechanism to mainstream innovative urban planning and management concepts at the national level.
	www.unhabitat.org /cuban.asp (385 words)

	Cuba Junky - Granma Province
		Bayamo, capital of the province, has an airport for domestic flights, and Manzanillo-the closest city to Marea del Portillo-has an international airport.
		While in the province, visit its capital, Bayamo (founded in 1513), where Cuba's National Anthem was sung for the first time.
		The oldest part of the city is well preserved and contains the Main Parish Church; the house in which Carlos Manuel de Cespedes (the Father of this country) was born (now a museum); several hotels, restaurants and cabarets; and an adequate service infrastructure.
	www.cuba-junky.com /granma (862 words)

	Bayamo on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Both the Ten Years War (1868-78) and the successful revolt of 1895 began in Bayamo.
		Carlos Manual de Céspedes and Tomás Estrada Palma were born in the city.
		San Juan y Martinez, `Bayamo de Pinar del Rio'
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Bayamo.asp (272 words)

	Symbols of the cuban nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		He has the honour to be the creator of the National Anthem of Cuba, artistic expression where the feeling of love to the motherland together the decission of combat come across with the decission of combat, in which the people stands and conquer its whole identity, the Liberation War.
		It was a great cultural centre in Bayamo and place of meeting of illustrious personalities such as Juan Clemente Zenea, José Fornaris, José Joaquín Palma, José María Izaguirre and many others.
		In October 20th, 1868, when Bayamo City was seized, the people asked Perucho the lyrics of that well-known music, and everybody began singing.
	www.nacion.cult.cu /en/pf.htm (511 words)

	Lydia & Rio's House Hostel in Bayamo, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Our city, a national monument and the cradle of Cuban independence, is a place rich in historical tradition.
		It is located close to the Anthem Plaza and Bayamo Cathedral dating from colonial times, and the birthplace of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, recognized as the father of the Cuban nation.
		Bayamo is also situated near the Sierra Maestra Mountains, which is the largest mountain range in the island.
	www.hostels.com /en/availability.php/HostelNumber.6081 (233 words)

	Gainesville-Bayamo Sister City Project
		Kenneth Weeks, a founding member of the Gainesville-Bayamon Sister City Project, said that when Bayamo was suggested as a sister city to Gainesville it felt like "the perfect choice" to him.
		I feel sure that when we take delegations to Bayamo, it will be an experience of a lifetime for some.
		It won't be just a vacation in another city, but an adventure to a little known spot where they can experience the heartland of the Republic of Cuba, and her most valuable resource, her people."
	www.uscsca.org /gainsville-bayamo.htm (679 words)

	ESPN.com - Horse Racing - Bayamo wins American Handicap
		INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Bayamo stalked the pace outside before taking control of the $150,000 American Handicap, winning by 4 1/2 lengths on Sunday at Hollywood Park.
		Bayamo earned $90,000 to increase his career earnings to $241,428.
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	espn.go.com /horse/news/2004/0704/1834463.html (123 words)

	Thoroughbred Times: Today's News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Bayamo exits a 4 1/2-length win in the 1 1/8-mile American Handicap (G2) at Hollywood Park on July 4.
		David Flores, the regular jockey for both horses, has chosen to ride Bayamo in the Eddie Read.
		Bayamo cruised to victory in the American after finishing second by three-quarters of a length following a slow start in the 1 1/4-mile Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (G1) at Hollywood on June 12 in his stakes debut.
	www.thoroughbredtimes.com /todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=47138&subsec=2 (910 words)

	CubaMania Cuba Forums - MARKETS IN BARACOA.AND BAYAMO
		you must visit the market in bayamo on your next trip.
		i had rented a car and driven to bayamo from marea.
		i once came into bayamo, unexpected, on a saturday night and found my taxi could get nowhere near the hotel royalton.
	www.cubamania.com /cuba/printthread.php?t=11642 (483 words)

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