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Ibero-America's birthplace
By: Joaquín Molinet | Photos: Amauris Betancourt
It is said Ibero-America was born in Holguín. One of humanity's greatest encounters took place there when Columbus, on his first trip to the so-called New World, landed at Bariay, a narrow coral rock bay north of the present province, and met the native community of the region on October 28, 1492.
Captain Francisco García Holguín, a Spanish colonizer, founded and named the present capital of the province in 1545. Seven years later the small town became a city. These important events have left many traces in Holguín.
On May 3, 1790, Franciscan Fr. Antonio de Alegría placed a wooden cross at the top of a hill, some 275 metres above sea level and 127 above the city itself. Since then, the site has become the destination of religious pilgrimages and, more recently, one of the venues for the Romerías de Mayo, a people's party mixing
It is said Ibero-America was born in Holguín. One of humanity's greatest encounters took place there when Columbus, on his first trip to the so-called New World, landed at Bariay, a narrow coral rock bay north of the present province, and met the native community of the region on October 28, 1492.
Captain Francisco García Holguín, a Spanish colonizer, founded and named the present capital of the province in 1545. Seven years later the small town became a city. These important events have left many traces in Holguín. 
On May 3, 1790, Franciscan Fr. Antonio de Alegría placed a wooden cross at the top of a hill, some 275 metres above sea level and 127 above the city itself. Since then, the site has become the destination of religious pilgrimages and, more recently, one of the venues for the Romerías de Mayo, a people's party mixing
