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Santa Clara, Cuba

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Parque Vidal is one of the most quintessential Cuban places in Cuba. During the afternoons, people, especially singles, visit the park to meet others. Although not widely practised in recent times, the custom was to walk around the park. The women walk along the inner part of the park, while the men
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Parque Vidal is located at the center of the city, taking up an entire square block. In the park, there is a statue of Marta Abreu, who is admired by the people of Santa Clara. Bordering the park is the Santa Clara Libre (formerly the Santa Clara Hilton), Gran Hotel, Teatro La Caridad (a National
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until 22 August 1923. It was demolished so that the plaza could be expanded and a new church built nearby. This decision by the mayor is still criticized to this day. Although the church was not of the finest architecture, it was one of the oldest colonial structures in the city and a part of its
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The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and boasts the graduation of 35,000 engineers, licensees, architects, medics, and veterinarians, of which 1,000 are foreigners from 47 countries. Additionally, it has educated more than 310 doctors and more than 1600 magisters. The
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Abreu is notable for the numerous projects she and her family promoted through their philanthropy, intended to enhance the life of the citizens of Santa Clara. Abreu and her husband Luis Estévez, who became the first vice president of the young republic in 1902, were well-known sympathizers and
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Abreu's legacy includes institutions all over the city: an electric plant building, several schools, an asylum, public laundry stations by the Belico River (two still exist, although in poor condition), the fire station a block off the Parque Vidal, and the train station near Loma del Carmen.
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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 1 June 1689, they arrived at a hill, joining two other families already present at the site. According to tradition, a mass was
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Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on 15 July 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
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Soon after the city was founded, a theater, a chamber of commerce, meeting clubs, public libraries, and dance halls were erected as well. Positioned nearly in the center of the country, the city became a popular travelers' stop and a prominent
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Monument of Cuba), Plaza del Mercado Central, the former city hall, and the Colonia Española de Santa Clara center of dance, exhibiting the most attractive and unique traditional customs of hinterland Cuba.
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In 2022, the municipality of Santa Clara had a population of 245,959. With a total area of 514 km (198 sq mi), it had a population density of 480/km (1,200/sq mi).
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The settlement was originally called Cayo Nuevo, which was changed to Dos Cayos, Villa Nueva de Santa Clara, Pueblo Nuevo de Antón Díaz, Villa Clara, and finally Santa Clara.
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fabric. After the expropriation by the mayor and city council, religious officials complained and the court awarded 77,850 pesos in fines as a settlement to the church.
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The Marta Abreu train station is located across Martyrs' Park. At the center is the truncated pillar monument dedicated to the martyrs of the Colonial Independence War.
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Construction of the city began near Loma del Carmen. Following the Spanish standards, a perfect squared layout with a central plaza (Plaza Mayor, today known as
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university collaborates with institutions from Germany, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Spain, Peru, Mexico, and Venezuela.
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Located on a plain below a hillside, in the middle of the surrounding province, Santa Clara is 71.5 km (44.4 mi) from the
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contributors to the Cuban rebels' cause during the War of Cuban Independence against Spain. (This was the initial phase of the
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not far from town. On 31 December 1958, the combined forces of Guevara and Cienfuegos (along with other revolutionaries under
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and has highly decorated interiors. Santa Clara's university is named after Abreu. She is buried in the Colón cemetery of
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The Santa Clara Libre hotel across Parque Vidal was the tallest building outside Havana during the 1950s and 1960s.
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campaign. There is also a reconstruction of Guevara derailing the train during the Battle of Santa Clara.
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that houses the remains of Che Guevara and sixteen of his fellow combatants killed in 1967 during the
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connects the city with other roads going to the other municipalities in the province, these include:
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walk along the outer side. Another lost custom is for locals to set up a platform and perform
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tree and Santa Clara was founded. Since then, the place under the tree has been known as
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Santa Clara was the site of the last battle of the Cuban Revolution in late 1958. Two
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with their guitars on late Sunday afternoons. They dressed for that day with their
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and the east of the country, the city became the capital of Las Villas province.
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serving the city is directly linked to the motorway. The main railway station,
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are part of the Semi-Urban area and San Miguel is in the Rural Area.
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There are 18 wards (consejos populares) of Santa Clara. They include
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Cuban-American drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator
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Two well-known figures are associated with Santa Clara:
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Carmen Church, which is the oldest church in the city.
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Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas (UCLV)
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Prior to 1 January 1977, Santa Clara was located in
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Source: Map of Santa Clara with municipal borders (
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Santa Clara municipality (red) within Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba
22°24′24.91″N 79°57′53.78″W / 22.4069194°N 79.9649389°W / 22.4069194; -79.9649389
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