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Camagüey
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Camagüey

City in Cuba, capital of Camagüey province, 570 km/354 mi southeast of Havana; population (1994 est) 294,000. It is linked by rail and road to Havana in the west and Santiago de Cuba in the east. Industries include the production of chromite, livestock, sugar cane, and other agricultural goods.

Founded in 1514 as Santa María de Puerto Príncipe, Camagüey was the capital of the Spanish West Indies during the 19th century.

It has a 17th-century cathedral, and is home to the University of Camagüey (1975).



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He became a clergyman and they moved to Camaguey where he had a parish.
Anglican Cubans revitalize seminary by Davidson, Jane / Anglican Journal
Growing up on a ranch in Camaguey far from Havana and scarred deeply by the early loss of her mother who was trampled to death by a herd of pigs, leaving only her hands intact, Blanca carries with her a pouch containing a little human wristbone, which "she consults for guidance" (186).
From alienation to reconciliation in the novels of Cristina Garcia by Payant, Katherine B. / MELUS
Americans, who were quickly recognized as they walked the streets of Camaguey, were the favorite target of Cubans' taunting, but Nickeas said he was usually treated well away from the field.
CUBA NICE, HOME NICER NICKEAS IS HAPPY TO BE BACK IN U.S by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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