Sancti Spiritus is the only city in the country keeping its Latin name.»
YAYABO VILLAGE
Most Ancient House in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
This dwelling is said to have been built back in 1690, only ten years after the local Mayor Parochial Church.»
Online Interview: What Would You Like to Know about the Half-Millennium of Sancti Spiritus?
On the eve of the 500th anniversary of its foundation, the renovated Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus readies for the celebrations to be held next June 4th, a date agreed upon for the purpose by local experts and authorities. The existing dispute between Yayabo Village and Camaguey concerning the chronological order of their respective foundation dates, the arguments over the »
La Ribera: Tavern by the Yayabo River (Photos)
This is the first installation of its kind to be erected in the town of the Holy Spirit»
Cuba: Tourism Works Boosted for Sancti Spiritus 500th Anniversary
The tavern Riberas del Yayabo will be opened a few meters from the river. It will feature a wine cellar and other options that will result in foreign exchange earnings, vital to oxygenate Cuban economy.»
Sancti Spiritus, the Most Medieval of the First Cuban Villages
The ancient Cuban village readies to celebrate its 500th anniversary.»
Solemn Session Honors 499th Anniversary of the Holy Spirit Village
A solemn municipality session was held in Sancti Spiritus’s Principal Theater this June 4th to commemorate the 499th anniversary of the village, one of the first seven founded by Spaniards in Cuba.»
Festivities over 499th Anniversary in Cuban Fourth Village
The bells of the churches in this central Cuban city will tolled at midnight this June 3rd to give a beginning to the festivities for the 499th anniversary of the fourth Cuban village, founded in 1514.»
Researchers Locate First Settlement of the Holy Spirit Village
Researchers have located the first settlement of the town of the Espiritu Santo (Holy Spirit), in the center of Cuba, which on June 4 will get to the 499th years of its foundation by the Spanish.»
Sancti Spiritus Readies for 499th Foundation Anniversary
The celebrations will take place from June 1st to 4th, the latter date chosen to celebrate the birth of the village whose historic center has been declared a National Monument.»