Vega Alta, Cuba
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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
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, with neighboring towns such as Canoa, Chicharón, Rincón, La Levisa, La Luz,
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, 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: * Rincón * Chicharón * La Levisa * El Cubano (or La Flora) * CPA Benito Ramírez *
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* San Juan * La Doncella * La Lorenza Nearby places that are north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest of the town are: Farmland
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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
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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.


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
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* 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 ...
*
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. ...
*
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 ...
* Chorrerón, Cuba


References

Villa Clara Province Populated places in Villa Clara Province 1883 establishments in North America 1883 establishments in the Spanish Empire {{Cuba-geo-stub ht:Vega Alta, Villa Clara