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Las Villas Province
“Estampas Cumanayagüenses”
Varios Autores
1951
P. Fernández y Cía. – La Habana
Cumanayagua is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province (old Las Villas Province) of Cuba. It is located in a valley near the Guamuhaya Mountains (usually these mountains are referred as Escambray Mountains,) 14 miles east of Cienfuegos, the provincial capital.
Cumanayagua was inhabited by Cuban Taíno indigenous people when the Spanish arrived to the island. Though the meaning of the name is uncertain, is known it comes from Taino Arawak origin. Some scholars believe it means “The place filled with flowers of Royal Palms” other believe it could mean “The place of Cuma and Anayagua.” Cuma was the aboriginal chief ruler of the region, and Anayagua his daughter and heir to the chiefdom.
The village was established by Spanish and Cuban creoles under Colonial times with a longer name and the village was officially established as a town on 3 May 1804, under the name of San Felipe de Cumanayagua. This name was retained until 1878 when it was changed into “Santa Cruz de Cumanayagua”, and finally at the turn of the 20th century got the definitive and shorter Taino name it has today.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumanayagua
The copy of the book, as well as the various indexes are courtesy of our member, Briceyda Rodriguez-Cancio, from her personal collection.
Our deepest gratitude to Briceyda for her hard work and generosity!
Las Villas Province
History of Sancti-Spiritus
by
Rafael Felix Perez y Luna
Las Villas Province
