Historical place archive

Santiago in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Santiago in Cuba. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records2 event labels3 people1947–1959

Historical events in Santiago

1947

1947
Partido Ortodoxos
Fidel Alejandro Castro · Partido Ortodoxos

Castro joins the Partido Ortodoxos which had been newly formed by Eduardo Chibas

1958

30 December 1958
Capture of Santiago
Raul Modesto Castro · Revolution of Cuba

The victorious rebel army heads to Santiago de Cuba, the capital of Oriente province

1959

1 January 1959
Capture of Santiago
Raul Modesto Castro · Revolution of Cuba

Santiago de Cuba surrenders as Batista's regime collapses.

1 January 1959
Capture of Santiago
Rego Rubido · Revolution of Cuba

Santiago de Cuba surrenders as Batista's regime collapses.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Cuba and Santiago. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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