city of Matanzas

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The city of Matanzas is a historic Cuban port city known for its strategic coastal location, neoclassical architecture, and rich Afro-Cuban cultural heritage.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
city of Matanzas canonical 5
Bellamar, Matanzas 1
municipio de Matanzas 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeDivision municipio de Matanzas
linked to: city of Matanzas
capitalOf Matanzas Province
climate tropical savanna climate
coordinateLocation 23.041°N 81.577°W
country Cuba
demonym matancero
economyType port and industrial city
foundedBy Spanish colonists
foundingDate 1693
hasArchitecturalStyle neoclassical architecture
hasBay Bahía de Matanzas
linked to: Bay of Matanzas
hasBridge Puente Sánchez Figueras
Puente de la Concordia
hasCoastalFeature natural harbor
hasCulturalGroup Afro-Cuban religious cabildos
hasCulturalInstitution Pharmaceutical Museum of Matanzas
Provincial Museum Palacio de Junco
Sauto Theater
hasCulturalReputation cradle of Cuban rumba
hasHeritage Afro-Cuban cultural heritage
hasHistoricDistrict Matanzas historic center
hasLiteraryHeritage center of 19th-century Cuban poetry
hasMusicTradition Afro-Cuban religious music
rumba
hasNearbyNaturalFeature Canímar River canyon
Yumurí Valley
hasNickname City of Bridges
Venice of Cuba
linked to: Cienfuegos, Cuba
hasPerformingArts Afro-Cuban dance and rumba ensembles
hasPort Port of Matanzas
hasReligiousBuilding Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo (Matanzas Cathedral)
hasUniversity University of Matanzas
historicalRole important colonial sugar-exporting port
isPartOf Matanzas Province
languageUsed Spanish
locatedInTimeZone Cuba Standard Time
locatedOn Bay of Matanzas
Straits of Florida
north coast of Cuba
locatedOnRiver Canímar River
San Juan River
Yumurí River
nearbyTouristArea Varadero
railConnection Havana–Matanzas railway line
roadConnection Carretera Central
Via Blanca highway

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bay of Matanzas servesAsHarborFor city of Matanzas
Bay of Matanzas maritimeGatewayFor city of Matanzas
Bellamar Caves nearbyAttraction city of Matanzas
Matanzas administrativeDivision municipio de Matanzas
subject linked to: city of Matanzas
linked to: city of Matanzas
Gallery of the Two Lakes locatedIn Bellamar, Matanzas
linked to: city of Matanzas
Temple of Saint Peter locatedNear city of Matanzas
Yumurí River near city of Matanzas