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'''Puerto Padre''' ({{IPA-|es|ˈpweɾto paðɾe}}) is a municipality and town in the [[Las Tunas Province]] of [[Cuba]]. It is located on the northern coastal region of the province, in an estuary (''Estero El EspanolitoEspañolito'') that opens into the Puerto Padre Bay.
 
==History==
Known popularly as the City of Mills, Puerto Padre has a history dating back into the 16th century. In the mid-19th century (1851), the city began its transformation from a small town into an industrial centre with the construction of its first [[sugarcane]] mill. The town played a large role in Cuba's wars of independence, and today is something of a tourist centre. The founders were Criollo (Creole) landowners of Castilian ancestry and Catalan merchants.
 
===Columbus' arrival point theory===
During the 2nd half of the 20th century a group of archaeologists brought forward a theory which disputes the current version of Columbus' landfall site. They claim that Puerto Padre's bay was indeed the first spot in which Columbus landed in Cuba. The commonly accepted site is in the Bariay's bay which is located further east in the [[Holguín Province|province of HolguinHolguín]]. There are several sites which are disputed of being the first landing spot of Columbus and his crew: Puerto Padre and Manati[[Manatí, Cuba|Manatí]], both in the province of Las Tunas; and [[Gibara]] and Bariay in the province of HolguinHolguín).<ref>Arnaldo A. Rueda Quintana. "Portus patris: la llegada de Colón a Cuba". Las Tunas: Editorial Sanlope, 1992</ref>
 
<ref>Arnaldo A. Rueda Quintana. "Portus patris: la llegada de Colón a Cuba". Las Tunas: Editorial Sanlope, 1992</ref>
 
==Geography==
===Overview===
The city is located at the bottom corner of the bay which bears the same name. At least two rivers lead into Puerto Padre's Bay. The small islet of Cayo Juan Claro is located towards the eastern center side of the bay, the Puerto Carupano port is located in this islet which is connected to the mainland by a man-made road, a railroad connects the islet with the now defunct sugar factory in the nearby town of Delicias. The terrain is mainly formed of flat-land although the city itself seats on a small hill which rolls nicely into the sea. The inmediateimmediate terrain nearby the town is swampy with a thick mangrove forest.
 
Prior to the 1959 revolution,the municipality was divided into the [[barrio]]s of Chaparra, Delicias, Estrada Palma, La Lima, La Yaya, Los Alfonsos, Maniabón, Norte, San Manuel, Santa María, Sur, Vedado and Yarey.These toponyms are still in use today though the pre-1959 municipality's borders no longer include Delicias (Antonio Guiteras) or Chaparra (Jesús Menéndez), named for their respective sugar mills, which as of 2012 are no longer operational.<ref name=guije>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/opuerto/index.htm|title=Puerto Padre|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-06|language=es}}</ref>▼
[[File:Chaparra (30732473337).jpg|thumb|Chaparra narrow gauge railway station]]
▲Prior to the 1959 revolution, the municipality was divided into the [[barrio]]s of Chaparra, [[Delicias (Puerto Padre)|Delicias]], Estrada Palma, La Lima, La Yaya, Los Alfonsos, Maniabón, Norte, San Manuel, Santa María, Sur, [[Vázquez (Puerto Padre)|Vázquez]], Vedado and Yarey. These toponyms are still in use today though the pre-1959 municipality's borders no longer include Delicias (Antonio Guiteras) or Chaparra (Jesús Menéndez), named for their respective sugar mills, which as of 2012 are no longer operational.<ref name=guije>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/opuerto/index.htm|title=Puerto Padre|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-06|language=es}}</ref>
 
===Climate===
This area typically has a pronounced dry season. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Puerto Padre has a [[tropical savanna climate]], abbreviated "Aw" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=85387&cityname=Puerto+Padre%2C+Las+Tunas%2C+Cuba&units= Climate Summary for Puerto Padre, Cuba]</ref>
 
==Demographics==▼
In 20042022, the municipality of Puerto Padre had a population of 9390,705218.<ref name=atenas"citypopulation">{{Cite web| url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm| title=2004Cuba: PopulationAdministrative trends,Division by Province(Provinces and Municipality|Municipalities) author=- Atenas.cu|Population year=Statistics, 2004|Charts accessdate=2007-10-06and Map |archiveurl url= httphttps://webwww.archivecitypopulation.orgde/weben/20070927111826cuba/http:admin//www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA+No_3balance.htm <!|access-date=2024- Bot retrieved archive 02-->03 |archivedate website= 2007-09-27|language=eswww.citypopulation.de}}</ref> With a total area of {{convert|1178|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},<ref name=statoids>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids|date=July 2003| accessdate=2007-10-06}}</ref> it has a population density of {{convert|79.577|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.▼
 
==Tourism==
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==Monuments and buildings of interest==
* Castillo de Salcedo oor Fuerte de la Loma: A hilltop fortress (ca.1869-1879). National Monument since 1981.▼
 
* Parroquia S. JoseJosé (Roman Catholic church 1892 )▼
▲* Castillo de Salcedo o Fuerte de la Loma: A hilltop fortress (ca.1869-1879). National Monument since 1981.
▲* Parroquia S. Jose (Roman Catholic church 1892 )
* Iglesia de Los Amigos (Quaker church ca. 1903)
* El Liceo, present site of the city's museum, built in 1929
* Parque JoseJosé MartiMartí (commonly called "de los Vagos" and "La Piquera" )
* Parque Antonio Maceo (formerly Independencia)
* Municipal Cemetery, which contains beautiful funeral monumentsmausoleums and sculpturesculptures
* Estatua de la Libertad. Statue dedicated to Liberty (1904)
* Busto de las Madres. A monument dedicated to all mothers. (1946)
* Estatua de MaximoMáximo GomezGómez. A bronze statue dedicated to a general of the Independence War General. (1959)
* Mural sculpture "Canto a la RevolucionRevolución" by Mexican sculptor [[Electa Arenal Huerta]], carved on the facadefaçade of the pediatric Hospitalhospital in 1962
* Sculpture group of Don Quixote and the Wind Mill (1989)
 
▲==Demographics==
▲In 2004, the municipality of Puerto Padre had a population of 93,705.<ref name=atenas>{{Cite web| url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm| title=2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality| author= Atenas.cu| year= 2004| accessdate=2007-10-06 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927111826/http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA+No_3balance.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-27|language=es}}</ref> With a total area of {{convert|1178|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},<ref name=statoids>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids|date=July 2003| accessdate=2007-10-06}}</ref> it has a population density of {{convert|79.5|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.
 
==Personalities==
*[[Teófilo Stevenson]] (1952 - 2012), Olympic gold medalist boxer
*[[EfigenioYoyo AmeijeirasDíaz]] (b.1905 1931- 1989), Cubanbaseball revolutionaryplayer
*[[Enrique Peña Sánchez]] (1880 - 1922), musician
*[[Francisco (Paco) Cabrera]] Pupo (1924-1959), Cuban revolutionary
*[[Juan Pablo Torres Morell]] (1946 - 2005), Latin-Jazz Trombonist and composer
*[[Emiliano Salvador Jr.]] (1951 - 1992), Latin-Jazz pianist and composer
*[[José Chacón Bermudez]] (1889 - 1974), Poet and Journalist, author of ''Rosas y Laureles'', the first book which was published and printed in the city in 1915
*[[Juan Carlos Perez Rondon]] (b.1969), Olympic gold medalist baseball player
 
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==External links==
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{{Adjacent communities
| Centre = Puerto Padre
| N = ''North [[Atlantic Ocean]]''
| E = [[Jesús Menéndez]]
| S = [[Majibacoa]]
| SW = [[Las Tunas (city)|Las Tunas]]
| W = [[Manatí, Cuba|Manatí]]
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{{Municipalities in Las Tunas}}
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[[Category:Puerto Padre| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Cuba]]
[[Category:Populated places in Las Tunas Province]]
[[Category:Port cities and towns in Cuba]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1541]]
[[Category:1541 establishments in New Spain]]
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