Carnaval de Las Tunas

Las Tunas's carnival grew from the centuries-old San Jeronimo patron-saint feast, celebrated each September 30 since as early as 1709, into a modern secular celebration first documented in 1910 and fixed to its current late-September dates in 1952, with mid-century comparsas competing under rum-brand sponsorship, Ron Pinilla and Castillo among them, and a documented 1954 edition crowning Invasores de Hatuey and Las Jardineras del Familion as top comparsas.

Las Tunas's carnival history begins with the patron-saint festivities of San Jeronimo, celebrated each September 30 from as early as 1709, though the first documented carnival-style celebration specifically did not appear until 1910, staged in a newly created municipality of Victoria de Las Tunas rebuilding after a fire had destroyed the city on September 6, 1897.