Perico, Cuba

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Perico is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located south of Marti, north of Colón and east of Jovellanos.

Geography

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Altamisal, Norte, Quintana, Roque, Sur and Tinguaro.{{Cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/mperico/index.htm|title=Perico|author=Guije.com|accessdate=2007-10-07|language=es}}

It counts the hamlets (consejos populares) of España Republicana, meaning Republican Spain, and Máximo Gómez, named after the military commander in Cuban War of Independence.

History

Perico was founded in 1874 near a garrison of the Spanish Colonial Civil Guard. The name was changed in 1885 to Miguel de Cervantes, then restored to Perico in 1899.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Municipios/MunicipioPerico.htm |title=Perico |author=Municipalities in Matanzas |accessdate=2007-10-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216212608/http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Municipios/MunicipioPerico.htm |archivedate=December 16, 2004 |language=es}}

Demographics

In 2022, the municipality of Perico had a population of 29,746.{{Cite web |title=Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/cuba/admin/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} With a total area of {{convert|278|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids|date=July 2003| accessdate=2007-10-07}} it has a population density of {{convert|110|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.

Transport

Perico is crossed by the Carretera Central highway and counts a railway station of the main line from Havana to Santiago de Cuba.

Notable people

Félix Navarro Rodríguez, dissident{{cite web |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/amr25/002/2005/en/ |title=Prisoners of conscience: 71 longing for freedom |date=18 March 2005 |publisher=Amnesty International |accessdate=25 July 2012 |df= }} He was later released.
Minnie Miñoso, famed American League baseball player.
Blanca Rosa Gil (1937-), famous Cuban bolero singer.
Tony Martínez, 1962 International League Most Valuable Player Award.