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General information:

More than 400 years of history treasures the town of Cacocum, land of sugar peasants, working people that has also given the homeland heroes and martyrs of which its people feel proud.

Its origins date back to July 9, 1599, when Don Juan Guerrero, notary of the town of Bayamo, recorded in the public deeds of that demarcation the delivery, as legitimate property, to Don Alonso de Cepeda, as legitimate property, of the herd of Cacocum.

At that distance in time, who transits from Holguin via Bayamo, can admire the town that arose around Don Cepeda's ranch. From Hato it passed to Poblado, then to captaincy and finally, to municipality.

The disquisitions on the name express the nature of its settlers, a little bit aboriginal, a little bit African, a little bit Spanish, to say it in the terms of Ortiz himself: something of congo and something of carabalí; in short, Cubans.

Local events:

• Cacocum Culture Days, Cristino Naranjo and Antonio Maceo.
• Verbenas of San Pedro de Cacocum.
• Escaramujo Festival.
• Peña "Primitivo Arcos".
• Municipal Hall of Crafts.
• Municipal Hall of Plastic Arts.
• Theater night.
• Local history event.
• Event of pioneer researchers.
• Popular festivals.

Local cultural projects:

In order to link community and art, all developed in neighborhoods and communities with special characteristics, and where cultural work is significant and notable. Some of these are:

• Pa`mi gente Project by promoter Ramon Guevara from the community of Cayo Cedro.
• Pequeñines Project, in salute to the anniversary of the creation of the OPJM and the UJC.

Cultural Institutions:

• Directorate of Municipal Culture
• Miguel González Miranda" Public Library
• Branch Library of Cristino Naranjo "Rubén Batista Rubio".
• Branch Library of Antonio Maceo "Walter Mulet Pupo".
• Municipal House of Culture "Gilberto González Rojas".
• Cristino Naranjo Communal Culture House "Don Fernando Ortiz".
• Antonio Maceo Communal Culture House "Gabriel de la Concepcion Valdes (Placido)".
• Municipal Museum
• Wifredo Lam" Art Gallery
• Bookstore "El Principito" (The Little Prince)
• Cinema "Martí" of Cacocum
• Cinema "Leningrado" of Antonio Maceo
• Municipal Concert Band
• Cacocum Video Club
• Cristino Naranjo Amphitheater
• Cristino Naranjo Culture Square
• Antonio Maceo Multipurpose Hall

Symbols of the town:

• Town of History, Culture and Sugar
• Cacocum is the key to the east.
• Fountain of San Pedro.
• The Cachita.
• The elevated bridge.

Local personalities:

• Angel Sanchez, professor and instructor of Art in the specialty of music.
• Yunior Felipe Figueroa, writer and poet.
• Ronel González Sánchez, writer and poet.
• Juan López Figueroa, researcher and historian.

Artistic-literary and intellectual and methodological:

• 3 writers with published works.
• 46 books published.
• Community cultural work project.
• 12 awards in national poetry, essay and history contests.
• First class technical-artistic resources and comfortable cultural and heritage facilities.
• Accumulated experience in participatory methodologies of community cultural work.

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