Cauto Embarcadero is a town in the municipality of Río Cauto, in Granma Province of Cuba. It is located around 27 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Bayamo, the provincial capital.Publications. (1909). United States: (n.p.).
History Cauto del Embarcadero, a rural town, was once part of the municipal district of Bayamo, which belonged to Oriente in Cuba.Census of Cuba ...: Bulletin. (1900). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. Positioned about 50 miles from the mouth of the Cauto River, Cuba's longest river, the town of Cauto del Embarcadero could be reached by schooners, highlighting the town's strategic location as a waterfront area used for transportation or trade.Torre, J. M. d. l. (1855). The Spanish West Indies: Cuba and Porto Rico: Geographical, Political, and Industrial. United States: Colton.Furlong, J. W. (1909). Military Notes on Cuba, 1909. United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
By 1871, the village's population of 620 was consisted of 372 whites, 192 free, and 86 slaves.Hazard, S. (1871). Cuba with Pen and Pencil. United States: Hartford Publishing Company. In the 1899 Census of Cuba, the population was 1,571.Gannett, H. (1902). A Gazetteer of Cuba,. United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
After the 1976 Cuban constitutional referendum, which introduced significant changes to Cuba's administrative divisions, Cauto Embarcadero became a part of the Río Cauto municipality in Granma Province.
The town includes a primary school named after Juan Gualberto Gómez, a government office, a Methodist church, a park, and a cemetery.
Demographics In 2012, the settlement of Guamo Embarcadero had a population of 4,325.
Notable residents Francisco Mendieta HechavarriaDe la Cova, A. R. (2007). The Moncada Attack: Birth of the Cuban Revolution. United States: University of South Carolina Press.
See also Municipalities of Cuba List of cities in Cuba
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