History of the municipality
The town of Perico was founded between 1845 and 1850 as a result of the development of sugar production in the second half of the 19th century. The name of Perico was due to the existence in this place of an old Spanish owner of the first commerce, who supplied the necessary products to the recent settlers.
In 1885 the name of Perico was changed to Cervantes in honor of the prominent Spanish writer, author of Don Quixote; in 1899 as a result of the intervention government's policy, the original name is retaken again.
In 1916, Perico is a municipal term in the province of Matanzas and its main source of economic activity was the centrals: "Republican Spain" "and" Tinguaro. "In this year, Leovigildo Hernández and Rigoberto Leyva created in the Camajuaní-Remedios area. the famous liberal combat song "La Chanbelona", the province of Matanzas was a hotbed in that electoral campaign that preceded Menocal's reelection and precipitated a liberal uprising in 1917.
The conservatives were trying to prevail with the terror that at that time was running throughout the province "Pepe the hot" shooting down any liberal rally. In that atmosphere conducive to panic, a liberal rally was held in the La Libertad de Perico park, the rostrum was placed next to a palm and someone went up to speak to the co-religionists ... "Liberals of the Parakeet" ... he exclaimed and at that moment a palm fell from the palm. In that atmosphere of excitement when feeling the roar, a cry was heard: "Run!" ... and the phrase: "Liberals of the Parakeet to Run" was recorded, from that moment on that phrase has become popular by the residents of the town and has become part of the identification of the Periqueño
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