Siboney, Cuba Siboney, Cuba Siboney is a Cuban village and "consejo popular" (i.e.: people's council) located in the east of the city of Santiago de Cuba and belonging to its municipality. The village lies by the Caribbean Sea, near the road linking Santiago to Baconao, through the eastern coastal area of Santiago municipality. In 1898 Siboney and the nearby village of Daiquirí were locations where American forces came ashore in the Spanish–American War. The World War I transport ship was named for this town, as was the escort carrier USS Siboney (CVE-112). Siboney was also the location of a farm where Fidel
Carnival of Santiago de Cuba Castro’s assault on the Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba on July 26, 1953, which had been planned to coincide with traditional Carnival in that city. Until the 1920s there were two types of Carnival celebrations in Santiago. When it was celebrated in relation to the Catholic calendar, carnival was held in February or March, during the several days prior to the Lenten period. It was called Winter Carnival and was private in nature, supported by certain organizations and their clubs like the Philharmonic Society, the Club San Carlos, the Club Catalonia, or the Club Galicia. These clubs were firmly