Siboney, Cuba

This article is about the town in eastern Cuba. For other uses, see Siboney.

Siboney
Village
Siboney
Location of Siboney in Cuba
Coordinates: 19°57′38.88″N 75°42′27.36″W
Country	Cuba
Province	Santiago de Cuba
Municipality	Santiago de Cuba
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	53-22

Siboney is a Cuban village and consejo popular (i.e.: people's council) located in the east of the city of Santiago de Cuba and belonging to its municipality.

Geography

The village lies by the Caribbean Sea, near the road linking Santiago to Baconao, through the eastern coastal area of Santiago municipality.

History

US Army arriving in Siboney

Siboney was known in early modern literature as Altares or Ensenada de los Altares.

In 1898 Siboney and the nearby village of Daiquirí were locations where American forces came ashore in the Spanish–American War. The World War I transport ship USS Siboney (ID-2999) was named for this town, as was the escort carrier USS Siboney (CVE-112).

Siboney was also the location of a farm where Fidel Castro and his men gathered shortly before the attack on the Moncada Barracks, which is widely regarded as the start of the Cuban Revolution.

Personalities

• Compay Segundo (1907–2003), musician

See also

• El Caney
• El Cobre
• Siboney (song)