Uvero, also known as El Uvero, is a Cuban village and consejo popular of the municipality of Guamá, in Santiago de Cuba Province. In 2011 it had a population of 2,581. The toponym derives from the Spanish common name of some species of Coccoloba, a genus of trees, found by Spanish explorers, at the entrance of the village, in the 18th century. On May …Uvero, also known as El Uvero, is a Cuban village and consejo popular of the municipality of Guamá, in Santiago de Cuba Province. In 2011 it had a population of 2,581. The toponym derives from the Spanish common name of some species of Coccoloba, a genus of trees, found by Spanish explorers, at the entrance of the village, in the 18th century. On May 28, 1957, during the Cuban Revolution, the village was the site of a battle, between a column of M-26-7 rebels, led by Fidel Castro, and a garrison of the Cuban Army.