Palma Soriano

History

The city was founded in 1825, uniting ranches (haciendas) that stood in this area, and was the place where the body of José Martí (the leader of the Cuban independence movement, killed in 1895, in the Battle of Dos Ríos) was brought before it was laid in its final resting place in Santiago de Cuba.

Geography

The city of Palma Soriano is located on the banks of the upper Cauto River. The municipality is divided into the localities of Aguacate, Arroyo Blanco, Candonga, Dos Palmas, Dos Ríos, El Maniel, Hatillo, Hicotea, La Candelaria, La Curia, Oriente, Ramón de Guaninao, Soledad, Yarayabo and other minor localities. Until the 1976 national municipal reform, it included the localities of Alto Cedro, Caney del Sitio, Guaninao, José Martí, Juan Barón, La Concepción, Las Cuchillas, Los Dorados, Norte, Palmarito de Cauto, San Leandro, San Ramón, Santa Filomena and Sur.

Most-observed species

• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  57
• American Kestrel

  Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  57
• Cuban Emerald

  Riccordia ricordii (Gervais, 1835) · Aves
  55
• Smooth-billed Ani

  Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  54
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  51
• Cuban Vireo

  Vireo gundlachii Lembeye, 1850 · Aves
  47
• Red-legged Thrush

  Turdus plumbeus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  45
• Cuban Blackbird

  Dives atroviolaceus (Orbigny, 1839) · Aves
  44

Most recent

• M 5.9 — 2024-12-23
  41 km SSW of Guisa, Cuba
• M 4.6 — 2024-10-17
  37 km S of El Cobre, Cuba
• M 4.5 — 2024-09-07
  57 km SSE of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
• M 4.3 — 2024-06-10
  2 km SSE of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
• M 3.8 — 2022-06-28
  43 km ESE of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
• M 4 — 2021-12-26
  33 km ESE of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba