Las Villas
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Las Villas was a historic central province of Cuba that served as a significant theater of military operations during the Cuban War of Independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Las Villas canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former province of Cuba ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Provincia de Las Villas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Clara Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Camagüey Province (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cienfuegos Province (after 1976 reorganization, as successor regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Matanzas Province (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sancti Spíritus Province (after 1976 reorganization, as successor regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa Clara Province (after 1976 reorganization, as successor regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Santa Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHeritage | Spanish colonial administration ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1976 ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
Cienfuegos Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sancti Spíritus Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa Clara Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | provincial administration within Cuba ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Cienfuegos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sancti Spíritus NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Central Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important center of insurgent activity in the Cuban War of Independence ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | abolished administrative division ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Cuba ⓘ |
| militaryImportance | control of central communications and transport routes during the Cuban War of Independence ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the three central cities of the region (historically known as “las villas”) ⓘ |
| nationalContext | one of Cuba’s six original provinces before 1976 reorganization ⓘ |
| notableFor | rail and road connections linking Havana with eastern Cuba ⓘ |
| partOf | Republic of Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postRevolutionChange | territorial reorganization of Cuban provinces in 1976 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Colonial jurisdictions of central Cuba ⓘ |
| regionType | province ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | strategic corridor between eastern and western Cuba ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Cuban War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Cienfuegos Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sancti Spíritus Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa Clara Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Cuba Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | Cuban peso ⓘ |
| wasTheaterOf | military operations during the Cuban War of Independence ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.