Interior of the museum of Ambiente Cubano,Historical Cuban Ambience museum,Santiago de Cuba,Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second city of Cuba on the south east coast ,based around a deep water bay. The city was established in 1515 by Diego Velazquez de Cuellar, In 1898 Santiago was the centre of a war of independence against the Spanish and this was here the intervened with Teddy Rooseveldt s Rough Riders. Santiago played a prime role in the 1950 s in the uprisings against the Baptista government. Fidel Castro chose Santiago for his debut battle in 1953 when he and a small band of supporters attacked the Moncada barracks Parque Cespedes, originally the Plaza de Armas was the first square laid out in the museum of Historical Cuban Ambience was built in 1515 for Diego Velazquez one of the first Spanish conquistadors of Cuba and is one of the oldest buildings in Santiago
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