Baracoa is the first village of the Cuba. When Christopher Columbus discovered this beautiful place on November 27th 1492 he said " thi is the most beautiful land taht human eyes have ever seen, for its good port, delicious water and plenty wood.

On November 30th he corroborated his words: "We saw many populations, fertile lands, all of them worked".

In 1509 the Spanish crown designed Diego Colon viceroy of La Española and Diego Velazquez was assigned to conquer, colonize and build villages in the island.

When the conquerors came to the paradisiacal Cuba they found Indians opposition, leaded by the chief Hatuey whom they burned in Yara, Bayamo.

Velazquez founded the first village and capital on August 1511, with the name "Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion", but it always kept its Indian name: Baracoa.

From Baracoa departed the three expeditions that leaded by panfilo Navaez, Francisco de Morales and Diego Velazquez himself founded other villages in Cuba.

In 1511 Santiago de Cuba became capital of the country, laying aside The Prime Villa to a second place. Three years later the village became a city and its church a cathedral on Pope Leon X command.