Raizúa is a hamlet in

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 Redo ...

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. It is located east of Constancia and west of Paso Real. Raizua has a lot of

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called ''Micaela''.

Geography

Raizua's northern border is the Luis Perez farm and the east border is the Jose Perez Vergara farm.

Education

The settlements of Raizua, Paso Real, and Pavon have 3 ''Escuela Mixta'' (Mixed Schools), which educate both boys and girls. The one in Raizua is called La Escuela de Raizua.

History

Raizua was a part of the District of

Calabazar Calabazar is a ward (''consejo popular'', "people's council") of the city of Havana, the capital of Cuba, belonging to the municipal borough of Boyeros. In 2011, it had a population of 20,069. History Its history dates back to the time of the ...

and was formerly known as Potrero Raizúa. Under general

Máximo Gómez Máximo Gómez y Báez (November 18, 1836 – June 17, 1905) was a Dominican Generalissimo in Cuban War of Independence, Cuba's War of Independence (1895–1898). He was known for his controversial Scorched earth, scorched-earth policy, whic ...

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 ...

during a battle in Raizua the train from

Sagua La Grande Sagua la Grande (nicknamed ''La Villa del Undoso'', sometimes shortened in Sagua) is a municipality located on the north coast of the province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, on the Sagua la Grande River. The city is close to Mogotes de Juma ...

to Raizua was attacked by Luis Morejón, in which he got injured and his assistant Vega was killed. On June 23, 1899, the Province of Santa Clara appointed a sworn guard to guard Raizúa, and many more settlements in the province.

References

Populated places in Villa Clara Province {{Cuba-geo-stub