Canoa or La Canoa is a small town in
Villa Clara Province
Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering on the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Matanzas Province to the west, Sancti Spiritus Province to the east, and Cienfuegos Province to the Sou ...
, Cuba, 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. The River sets the border of Camajuaní with Encruc ...
. Nearby towns include
Vega Alta,
La Levisa,
Chicharón,
Paso Real,
Santa Ana,
La Doncella, and
La Catalina
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.
“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
The Cuban War of Independence (), also known in Cuba as the Necessary War (), 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 Litt ...
brought great concerns 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 sur ...
which is in the border of Canoa. On October 30, 1895.
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 C ...
, a Cuban revolutionary with his troops attacked
Fort La Vigía in
Hills of Santa Fe nearby the
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 sur ...
,
Santa Clara border and he put orders to attack the Canoa Bridge on 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. The River sets the border of Camajuaní with Encruc ...
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 Piedra,
Cifuentes, San Diego del Valle, Conyedo, and finally back to Santa Clara.
Culture
Jesús Menéndez public library has three video rooms located in Canoa, Progreso, and Castaño for the hamlets cultures.
See also
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La Luz, Cuba
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Aguada de Moya, Cuba
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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 (Cuba), consejo popular) home of 1,026 in Camajuani, Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara, Cuba. Nearby towns are Romano, Cuba, Romano, La Mano, ...
*
Luis Arcos Bergnes
References
Populated places in Villa Clara Province
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