San Luis, Santiago de Cuba
# San Luis, Santiago de Cuba

San Luis is a town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is located 19 km (12 mi) north of Santiago de Cuba.

## History

The city was founded in 1827 on the location of a ranch. Arrival of the railroad accelerated its development. San Luis achieved municipality status on 19 August 1898.

## Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of San Luis had a population of 88,496. With a total area of 498 $km^2$ (192 sq mi), it has a population density of $177.7/km^2$ (460/sq mi).

The municipality is divided into the barrios of Dos Caminos, La Luz, Majaguabo, Monte Dos Leguas, Norte and Sur.

## Economy

* It is a railroad junction
* Agriculture: processing and trading of sugarcane, coffee, fruit, coffee roasting
* Stock raising
* Mining: manganese deposits
* Industry: sugar mills Rafael Reyes (NNE) and Paquito Rosales (NE) are located nearby

## Personalities

* Antonio Maceo y Grajales - Liberation Army General (The Bronze Titan)
* Ibrahim Ferrer - Son Singer
* Félix B. Caignet - Writer - El derecho de nacer
* Barbara Moya Montoya -Derecho de Autor- Compositora - Canciones
* Augusto Rivero Más - Architect
* Pedro Meurice Estíu - Archbishop, Santiago de Cuba
* Luis Garzón Masabó - Artist
* Cándido Fabré - Songwriter and Singer
* Justo Salas Arzuaga - First Afro-Cuban Mayor of City of Santiago de Cuba 1940-1945/First Afro-Cuban Governor of Oriente, Cuba 1956)
* Europa Casadevall Sola (la mujer mas bella del mundo) hija de Pedro Casadevall y Maria Sola
