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SANTA CLARA (or VILLA-CLARA)

This article appears in Volume V24, Page 185 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: SAC-SAR
SANTA CLARA (or VILLA-CLARA) , the
capital
  of Santa Clara province, Cuba, about 185 m. (by rail) E.S.E. of Havana. Pop. (1907) 16,702. It is situated near the centre of the
island
 , on a
plateau
 , between two small streams, and is served by the United Railways of Havana and by the Cuba and the Cuba Central railways, the last connecting the
east
  and west lines with the north and
south
  coasts. The streets are straight and wide, and there are many fine buildings. The oldest
church
  is of the last third of the 18th
century
 . The city is surrounded by fertile plains, which are cultivated in cane or devoted to grazing. Santa Clara was founded in 1689 by a band of schismatics from Remedios.


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