- Máximo Gómez, Cuba
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This article is about the Cuban town. For the Cuban general, see Máximo Gómez.
Location of Máximo Gómez in CubaMáximo Gómez is a town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba.
It was the seat of its own municipality that included the communities of Rancho del Medio and Sabanilla de la Palma[1] until 1976, when its territories were amalgamated in the Martí municipality.
The town was founded in 1770 under the name Guanajayabo. The name was changed in honour of the independence war leader Máximo Gómez.
References
- ^ Municipality webpage (Spanish)
Cárdenas Martí 
Los Arabos 
Máximo Gómez 
Jovellanos Perico Colón Municipalities in Matanzas Province Calimete · Cárdenas · Ciénaga de Zapata · Colón · Jagüey Grande · Jovellanos · Limonar · Los Arabos · Martí · Matanzas · Pedro Betancourt · Perico · Unión de Reyes · Varadero
Coordinates: 23°8′N 82°22′W / 23.133°N 82.367°W
Categories:- Populated places in Cuba
- Cuba geography stubs
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