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Paso Real (Encrucijada)
Paso Real is a hamlet in Encrucijada, Cuba. History In March 1896 during the Cuban Revolution, general Jose Larcet Morlot went to Encrucijada, the Sagua la Chica River, Paso Real, and the Tunicú River. To later enter Santa Clara, Vega Alta, and Calabazar de Sagua. Paso Real used to be one of four barrios of Encrucijada, which increased to 8 in 1952. Later barrios where only for the main city of Encrucijada and Paso Real was made into the ward of Abel Santamaria, formerly known as Constancia. In 1941 Encrucijada's official borders where set as where the towns of Encrucijada, El Santo, and Paso Real. Economy The productive pole of Paso Real was made by the Plenary of the Municipal Committee of the Party in Encrucijada, which said the hamlet has food problems, market problems, problems about prices, and has bad uses of land. Amaury Fabelo González, first secretary of the Party thought of a change of Paso Real's food production because it was a big problem for people living in E ... [...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] |
Provinces Of Cuba
Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and one special municipality (the Isla de la Juventud). The last modification was approved in August 2010 (by the Cuban National Assembly), splitting Havana province into two new provinces: Artemisa (which incorporates the three eastern municipalities of the neighbour Pinar del Río) and Mayabeque. The new provinces started functioning from January 1, 2011. Havana City Province ( Ciudad de La Habana) recovered its original name: La Habana (Havana in English). List of provinces From west to east, Cuba's provinces are: # Pinar del Río # Artemisa # La Habana # Mayabeque # Matanzas # Cienfuegos # Villa Clara # Sancti Spíritus # Ciego de Ávila # Camagüey # Las Tunas # Granma # Holguín # Santiago de Cuba # Guantánamo # Isla de la Juventud ("special municipality") History The provinces were created in 1879 by the Spanish colonial government. From 1879 to 1976, Cuba was divided into 6 provinces, which maintained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Clara Province
Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus Province by east, and Cienfuegos Province on the South. Villa Clara shares with Cienfuegos and Sancti Spiritus on the south the Escambray Mountain Range. Its main cities are Santa Clara (the capital), Remedios, Sagua La Grande, Camajuani, Caibarién, Ranchuelo, Placetas, and Manicaragua. History Prior to 1976, the current provinces of Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus, and Villa Clara were all part of the now obsolete province of Las Villas, but Villa Clara is still referred some times just as "Las Villas" using the shorter old name. Santa Clara was the capital of historical Las Villas and still capital of Villa Clara province. That old name itself, Spanish for "The Cities", refers to the four original 16th and 17th-century cities founded in this vast territory: San Juan de los Remedios, Sancti Spíri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Cuba
The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, 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 Nations, New York, 1991 and reformed in 2010 with the abrogation of the municipality of Varadero and the creation of two new provinces: Artemisa Province, Artemisa and Mayabeque Province, Mayabeque in place of former La Habana Province. Summary The municipalities are listed below, by province: List of municipalities Municipal maps The maps below show the municipal subdivision of each province, in yellow, within Cuba. Each provincial capital is shown in red. Artemisa (Cuban municipal map).png, Artemisa Province, Artemisa Camagüey (Cuban municipal map).png, Camagüey Province, Camagüey Ciego de Ávila (Cuban municipal map).png, Ciego de Ávila Province, Ciego de Ávila Cienfuegos (Cuban municipal map). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encrucijada
Encrucijada () is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1850 and established as a municipality in 1910. History The municipality was divided into the barrios of Centro, Paso Real, El Santo and Vega Redonda. After the 1977 administrative reform, Calabazar de Sagua, part of Sagua la Grande, became part of it. Geography The municipality borders with Sagua la Grande, Cifuentes, Santa Clara and Camajuaní. It includes the villages and popular councils of Encrucijada Norte, Encrucijada Sur, Arroyo Naranjo, Calabazar de Sagua, Constancia (Abel Santamaría), El Chivo, El Perico, El Purio (Perucho Figueredo), El Santo, Emilio Córdova, La Sierra, Piñón, Playa Nazabal, Playa Piñón and San Francisco. Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Encrucijada had a population of 33,641. With a total area of , it has a population density of . Notable people *Onelio Jorge Cardoso (1914-1986), writer, born in Calabazar * (1911-1948), trade unioni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consejo Popular (Cuba)
es, consejo popular, lit=Popular Council, People's Council (sometimes shorten to CP) commonly stated as a ward is an electoral ward or "political-administrative demarcations" of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba. They were created in 1988 and there are a total of 474 wards as of 2023. They also work as subdivisions, under municipalities. Most rural wards include 1 major town or village (usually with a population of 700-3000) with a few hamlets, while urban areas (usually municipal seat) are usually split into a few wards, named the city name with a I, II and sometimes III, and IV (an example is Camajuaní II). Sometimes when there’s only two wards in the city they are split into “Norte” or north and “Sur” or south (an example is Encrucijada Norte). Before the 1970s instead of consejos populares, under municipalities was Barrios. Many places that used to be barrios are currently consejos populares, but most aren’t. Instead of capitals of municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constancia, Cuba
Abel Santamaria also known as Constancia and is a ward (Consejo popular (Cuba), consejo popular) and a town in Encrucijada, Villa Clara Province, Cuba. It’s the birthplace of Abel Santamaría, a Cuban revolutionary that fought for the 26th of July Movement and his sister Haydée Santamaría. Geography Towns in Abel Santamaría’s ward are: * Canoa, Cuba, Canoa * Tuinicú (Encrucijada), Tuinicú * Paso Real (Encrucijada), Paso Real * Raizúa * Castaño * Las Mercedes * Progreso * Cayo Hueso (Encrucijada), Cayo Hueso * Guadalupe * Congojas Abel Santamaria is south of La Sierra (Encrucijada), La Sierra and El Purio. It is north of Santa Clara, Cuba, Santa Clara Municipality. To the east is the Sagua la Chica River and its west is Encrucijada Sur. Education Schools in Constancia include: * Boris Luis Santa Coloma Primary School * CI Sueños de Abel * Mariana Grajales Rural Primary School * Augusto César Sandino Rural Primary School * Roberto Rodríguez Rural Primary School * Jes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University "Marta Abreu" Of Las Villas
The University " Marta Abreu" of Las Villas ( es, Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas, UCLV) is an undergraduate and graduate public university located in Santa Clara, Cuba, founded in 1952 and having a remote campus called " Universidad de Montaña" located in Topes de Collantes, the heart of the Escambray Mountains. Organization The university academic programs are divided into 13 departments with an added program in the Department of Humanities which offers a bachelor's degree in journalism. * Faculty of Electrical Engineering * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering * Faculty of Mathematics – Physics – Computer Science * Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Tourism * Faculty of Chemistry – Pharmacy * Faculty of Construction Engineering * Faculty of Agriculture * Faculty of Economics * Faculty of Humanities * Faculty of Social Sciences * Faculty of Psychology * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Information Science and Education See also *Education in Cuba *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Clara, Cuba
Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara. It is centrally located in the province and Cuba. Santa Clara is the List of cities in Cuba, fifth-most populous Cuban city, with a population of nearly 250,000. History Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15, 1689. 138 of them represented two large families already living in the area, who owned land next to the new city. The other 37 came from seven other families and included a priest and governor, all originating in the coastal city of San Juan de los Remedios. The population of Remedios, Cuba, Remedios had to choose between leaving their city, constantly being besieged by pirates, or staying. While most decided to stay, 37 people traveled south to the interior. On June 1, 1689, they arrived at a hill, joining two other families already present at the site. According to tradition, a mass was celebrated under a tamarind tree and Santa Clara was founded. Since then, the pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution ( es, Revolución Cubana) was carried out after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as head of state and the failed mass strike in opposition that followed. After failing to contest Batista in court, Fidel Castro organized an armed attack on the Cuban military's Moncada Barracks. The rebels were arrested and while in prison formed the 26th of July Movement. After gaining amnesty the M-26-7 rebels organized an expedition from Mexico on the Granma yacht to invade Cuba. In the following years the M-26-7 rebel army would slowly defeat the Cuban army in the countryside, while its urban wing would engage in sabotage and rebel army recruitment. Over time the originally critical and ambivalent Popular Socialist Party would come to support the 26th of July Movement in late 1958. By the time the rebels were to oust Batista the revolution was being driven by the Popular Socialist Party, 26th of July Movement, and the Directorio Revoluci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagua La Chica River
Sagua la Chica River is a river of northern Cuba, that flows through Villa Clara Province. Arising in the hills of Placetas, it flows north for 45 miles and empties into the Bay of Buena Vista. Villages Towns and villages near the Sauga la Chica include: * Falcón * El Berro * Crucero Carmita * Luis Arcos Bergnes (or Carmita) * Vega Alta * Canoa (or La Canoa) * Rincón (or El Rincón) * El Perico (or Perico) * Pavón * Las Bocas * Vega Redonda * Arroyo Naranjo * Sagua la Chica (town) * El Santo See also *Sagua la Grande River *List of rivers of Cuba This is an incomplete list of rivers of Cuba, arranged from west to east, by coast, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. North Coast * Mantua River * * *Almendares River * * * * * Yumurí River * Cormir River * R ... References *The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. Rivers of Cuba Geography of Villa Clara Province {{Cuba-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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