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4 unusual facts about Granma Province


Cuban Criollo horse

Most Cubano de Paso are bred in the ranch La Loma in the Cuban province, Granma.

Granma Province

The province takes its name from the yacht Granma, used by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro to land in Cuba with 82 guerrillas on December 2nd, 1956; until 1976 the area formed part of the larger "Oriente Province".

Norberto Collado Abreu

Collado Abreu captained the Granma, which carried a total of 82 prominent supporters of the Cuban Revolution, including Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, Camilo Cienfuegos and Che Guevara, from Mexico to its landing site in Granma Province in western Cuba.

Pedro Medel

Pedro Luis Medel Aguilera (Granma, 10 September 1991) is a Cuban swimmer.



see also

Río Cauto

Río Cauto, Cuba, a municipality and City in Granma Province, Cuba