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
Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba all officers and soldiers of the United States Army (including Acting Assistant Surgeons and authorized Volunteer Aides), who constituted the expeditionary force to Santiago de Cuba and who worthily participated in the campaign between the dates of June 14 and July 17, 1898, and who shall signify their wish for membership by making application and paying the dues. There shall be three classes of membership, namely: First, Original Members; Second, Members by Inheritance, to consist of lineal male descendants of Original Members; and, Third, Members by Succession, to consist of those male blood relatives of the first or second class