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Canoa, Cuba
Canoa or La Canoa is a small town in Villa Clara Province, Cuba, in the vicinity of the Sagua la Chica River. Nearby towns include Vega Alta, La Levisa, Chicharón, Paso Real, Santa Ana, La Doncella, and La Catalina. “Canoa” translates to “Canoe” in Spanish and shares the name with Arroyo La Canoa, a stream north of Canoa. History The Cuban War of Independence brought great concerns in Camajuaní which is in the border of Canoa. On October 30, 1895. Leoncio Vidal, a Cuban revolutionary with his troops attacked Fort La Vigía in Hills of Santa Fe nearby the Camajuaní, Santa Clara border and he put orders to attack the Canoa Bridge on the Sagua la Chica River and the Tuinicu bridge. In 1933 Cuban revolutionary Juan Francisco Aro Fernandez was born in Canoa, Cuba. Transportation Canoa is on a railine starting in Santa Clara, going to Crucero Margot, to Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta, Canoa, Tuinicu, Constancia, Encrucijada, Mata, El Vaquerito, Aguada la P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Catalina, Cuba
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Aguada De Moya, Cuba
Aguada de Moya is a small town and ward (“consejo popular”) in Camajuaní, Villa Clara, Cuba. The nearby towns are Chorrerón, San Antonio de las Vueltas, La Quinta, La Luz, Vega Alta, Pavón, Puente Pavón, El Rufugio, and Loma de Mujico. History Aguada de Moya used to be a part of San Antonio de las Vueltas Municipality until 1976. Geography The ward of Aguada de Moya includes the towns and hamlets of: * Aguada de Moya * El Purial * Chorrerón * Ojo de Agua * Guajén * Mochita * Dolorita * CPA Juan B. Montes de Oca * CPA Fructuoso Rodríguez Education Schools in Aguada de Moya include: * Isidro Glez Primary (Chorrerón) * Celestino Pacheco Primary (El Purial) Economy According at the DMPF of Camajuani, Aguada de Moya is a settlement linked to sources of employment or economic development. The Provincial Tobacco Company La Estrella has territory in La Quinta, Camajuani, Aguada de Moya, San Antonio de las Vueltas, and Taguayabón. Government Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Luz, Cuba
La Luz is a small town of 733 people in the ward of Luis Arcos Bergnes, Camajuaní, Villa Clara, Cuba. Its neighboring towns are El Cubano (also known as La Flora), Carmita, Vega Alta, San Juan, Guerrero, and Canoa. Its estimated sea level is 7 meters above sea level Education In La Luz there is one school, with it being * Delfín Sen Cedré Primary Economy According at the DMPF ( or Management Control Department Municipal Physical Planning in English) of Camajuani, La Luz is a settlement not linked to any source of an economic or job development but still are maintained. Welcome to UBPC Maximo Gomez Baez in La Luz.jpg, UBPC Máximo Gómez Báez CCS Antonio Maceo en Camajuaní.jpg, CCS Antonio Maceo La Luz has a mostly agricultural economy, which it having a garlic plantation, UBPC “Máximo Gómez”, CCS “ Antonio Maceo”, and other farms and plantations nearby. Sports In the town there is one sports club, with it being the Peña CCS Orestes Acosta. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cifuentes, Cuba
Cifuentes () is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba founded in 1819 and established as a municipality in 1919. Demographics In 2009 the municipality of Cifuentes had a population of 28,850, having dropped from 41,789 in 1976. With a total area of , it had a population density of . The municipality is divided into the barrios of Alacrán, Amaro, Barro, Cabecera Norte, Cabecera Sur, Este, Oeste and Sitio Grande. See also *Municipalities of Cuba The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United N ... * List of cities in Cuba References External links Populated places in Villa Clara Province 1819 establishments in North America Populated places established in 1819 1819 establishments in Cuba 1819 establishments in the Spanish Empire {{Cuba-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Arcos Bergnes, Cuba
Luis Arcos Bergnes also known as Carmita is a small town and a ward (consejo popular) in Camajuani, Villa Clara, Cuba. With a population of 2,279 it is considered a village. Nearby towns of Carmita are La Luz, Corona, El Cubano, Romano, La Mano, and Vega Alta. Geography Wards of Cuba are a local body of a town and some towns nearby. Towns in Luis Arcos Bergnes’ ward include * La Luz * Fusté * Crucero Carmita Economy According at the DMPF of Camajuani, Luis Arcos Bergnes is a settlement linked to sources of employment or economic development. In order to make charcoal in Camajuani you need to live in Luis Arcos Bergnes or Taguayabón Taguayabón is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' (ward) of the municipality of Camajuaní, in Villa Clara Province. In 2012 it had a population of 2053. History The village, whose name means "butterfly village" in Taíno language, was founde .... Education In the ward there are a few schools, these include: * Luis A. Bergnes P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuinicú (Encrucijada)
Tuinicú, also known as Tunicú is a small hamlet in Encrucijada, Cuba Geography Tunicú has the same name as the Tunicú River, nearby the town. History In March 1896 during the Cuban War of Independence, general Jose Larcet Morlot went to Encrucijada, the Sagua la Chica River, Paso Real, and the Tunicu River. To later enter Santa Clara, Vega Alta, and Calabazar de Sagua. In the Ten Years' War The Ten Years' War ( es, Guerra de los Diez Años; 1868–1878), also known as the Great War () and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other wealthy natives. O ... rebels in Cinco Villas District went though San Gil, Ayagan, and Tunicu to then split up to get Encrucijada and Calabazar de Sagua. Transportation Tunicu is on a rail line starting in Santa Clara, going to Crucero Margot, to Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta, Canoa, Tuinicu, Constancia, Encrucijada, Mata, El Vaquerito, Aguada la P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomas De Santa Fe
Santa Fe is one of Mexico City's major business districts, located in the west part of the city in the ''alcaldías'' (boroughs) of Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón. The Paseo de la Reforma avenue and Constituyentes avenue are the primary means of access to the district from the central part of Mexico City. Santa Fe consists mainly of highrise buildings surrounding a large shopping mall, Centro Santa Fe, which is currently the largest mall in Latin America. The district also includes a residential area and three university campuses, among other facilities.The Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail, due to open in 2023, will also improve mobility and development in the district. History The current area of Santa Fe took its name from Santa Fé de México, the 16th century ''Pueblo Hospital of Santa Fe'', founded by Vasco de Quiroga in 1532. The ruins of the hospital still exist in the area. Colonial period and independence During the Spanish colonial era (late 15th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort La Vigía
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ("to make"). From very early history to modern times, defensive walls have often been necessary for cities to survive in an ever-changing world of invasion and conquest. Some settlements in the Indus Valley civilization were the first small cities to be fortified. In ancient Greece, large stone walls had been built in Mycenaean Greece, such as the ancient site of Mycenae (famous for the huge stone blocks of its 'cyclopean' walls). A Greek '' phrourion'' was a fortified collection of buildings used as a military garrison, and is the equivalent of the Roman castellum or English fortress. These constructions mainly served the purpose of a watch tower, to guard certain roads, passes, and borders. Though smaller than a real fortress, they acte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leoncio Vidal
Leoncio Vidal y Caro (September 12, 1864 – March 23, 1896) was a Cuban revolutionary that fought in the Cuban War of Independence. A colonel, he fell in battle in Santa Clara, Cuba. He is considered a hero in Cuba and the Parque Vidal in Santa Clara was named in his honor. Vidal was the uncle of General Emilio Mola. Early life Born in Cuba to a Cuban mother, Marina del Rosario Caro Reyes, and a Spanish father, Leoncio Vidal Tapia, Vidal and his family lived through the calamities of the Ten Years' War in the town of Corralillo. Vidal's father enlisted in the Spanish forces against the Cuban rebels. However, the killing of a ten-year-old boy drove him to protest the war and move his family to Spain. The Vidal family lived ten years in Barcelona, the birthplace of Leoncio Vidal Tabia. There, Leoncio Vidal y Caro met his extended family, including their paternal grandfather whom awed Leoncio with his stories of resistance against Napoleon's invasion of Spain and the faith in and defen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camajuaní
Camajuaní is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. History In 1819 was decided the construction of a new port in near Caibarién to replace an old one located in Tesisco. From that moment, settlers established in the surroundings creating a new village. In 1832 blueprints for the new town of Caibarien were presented, and finally in 1841 this city was founded. Consequently, in 1864 an extension of the railway was planned in order to bring the sugar from the Camajuani valley to Caibarien and a new settlement began near the train station. This is the starting point and birth of Camajuaní village. January 1, 1871 Camajuani was declared a «villa» and on August 1, 1879 the city hall was established. The first mayor of the villa was Hipólito Escobar Martelo. Geography Camajuaní is located in a valley, surrounded by an old range. Predominantly the city lies in a flat terrain. With the same name, the Camajuani river passes near the city, and Sagua la C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
