Vega Alta is a small town in
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 s ...
,
Villa Clara, Cuba and a Ward (consejo popular). It is in the vicinity of the
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 in ...
, with neighboring towns such as
Canoa,
Chicharón,
Rincón,
La Levisa,
La Luz,
La Catalina
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
,
La Doncella, and
El Cubano.
”Vega Alta” translates to “high valley” in English.
Geography
The Vega Alta’s ward is a local body of Vega Alta and towns nearby.
Towns in Vega Alta’s ward include:
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Rincón
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Chicharón
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La Levisa
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El Cubano (or La Flora)
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CPA Benito Ramírez
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Guerrero
Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...
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San Juan
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La Doncella
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La Lorenza
Nearby places that are north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest of the town are:
Farmland
Canoa Rincón Farmland
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Farmland
La Luz Carmita
Park of Vega Alta
The Park of the town of Vega Alta (Parque del poblado de Vega Alta) shorten to the park of Vega Alta is the only park in Vega Alta, is it about 850 m2. It's one of 4 places in Camajuani which has free WiFi.
El Cubano
El Cubano also known as La Flora is a small town in Vega Alta’s ward.
History
Three months after 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 ...
started fighting broke out in Remedios. On February 14, 1869, a Venezuelan named Salomé Hernández, who was working for Dos Hermanos de los Fusté Suger Mill, got armed and took some slaves from the Ingenio. Salomé and her troops were aimed at burning sugar mills in El Cubano and other towns nearby.
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Government
Camajuaní has multiple Constituency Delegate (Delegado Circunscripción) for every ward, Vega Alta’s ward has:
* Constituency Delegate #58 Raúl Águila Camacho
* Constituency Delegate #59 Santos Rodríguez González
* Constituency Delegate #60 Julio P. Hurtado Jaramillo
* Constituency Delegate #61 Fidel Fernández Mederos
* Constituency Delegate #66 Lázaro Rodríguez Gómez
Education
* Benito Ramírez Rodríguez in
CPA Benito Ramírez
* Juan Francisco Aro in the main town of Vega Alta
* Serafín Sánchez Valdivia in
Guerrero
Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...
* Rolando Vera Martínez in
Guajén
* Boris Luis Santa Coloma in
La Lorenza
* Wilfredo Cabrera Portal in the main town of Vega Alta
History
Vega Alta was founded in 1883 when the families of Rafael Pérez Borroto, Don Vicente Revuelta and Manuela Rodríguez settled there.
In the
Cuban War of Independence
The Cuban War of Independence (), fought from 1895 to 1898, was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) and the Little War (1879–1880). The final three months ...
the bridge to
Canoa and
Tuinicú got destroyed.
Until 1976 Vega Alta was a part of the former
San Antonio de las Vueltas
San Antonio de las Vueltas, also known as Vueltas, is a village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) in central northern Cuba, belonging to the municipality of Camajuaní, Villa Clara Province. With a population of 13,805 it is ...
Municipality.
Demographics
Economy
According at the DMPF of Camajuani, Vega Alta is a settlement linked to sources of employment or economic development.
See also
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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 ...
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La Quinta, Cuba
La Quinta, also known as Quinta, Quinto, and Poblado la Quinta is a small town and ward (consejo popular) home of 1,026 in Camajuani, Villa Clara, Cuba. Nearby towns are Romano, La Mano, Piedra, Aguijón, Matilde Blanquizal, and La Flora. ...
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José María Pérez, Cuba
José María Pérez also known as Fe is a ''consejo popular'' (ward) and a town in Camajuaní, Cuba nearby towns include Salamanca, Canada De Agua, Prudencia (or Chucho Prudencia), Fénix, Orovio, and Los Maestros. The town is known as Fe because ...
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Chorrerón, Cuba
References
Villa Clara Province
Populated places in Villa Clara Province
1883 establishments in North America
1883 establishments in the Spanish Empire
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