Villa de la Santísima Trinidad

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Villa de la Santísima Trinidad is the original colonial name of Trinidad, a historic Cuban city renowned for its well-preserved Spanish architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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Villa de la Santísima Trinidad canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial settlement
city
historic city
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture
neoclassical architecture
climate tropical
colonialPower Spain
country Cuba
culturalSignificance outstanding example of a Spanish colonial town in the Caribbean
currentMajorEconomicActivity tourism
economyHistoricallyBasedOn slave-based plantations
sugar production
foundedAs Spanish colonial town
foundedBy Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
foundedInCentury 16th century
foundedInYear 1514
governingCountryCapital Havana
hasMuseum Museo Romántico
Museo de Arquitectura Colonial
Museo de Historia Municipal
hasNotableBuilding Convento de San Francisco de Asís
Palacio Brunet
Palacio Cantero
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRegion Valle de los Ingenios
knownFor cobblestone streets
historic plazas
sugar trade history
well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture
language Spanish
locatedIn Sancti Spíritus Province
linked to: Sancti Spíritus
locatedNear Caribbean Sea
locatedOn southern coast of Cuba
mainSquare Plaza Mayor
nearBeach Playa Ancón
nearMountainRange Escambray Mountains
originalNameOf Trinidad, Cuba
partOf Caribbean region
linked to: Caribbean
preservationStatus well-preserved historic center
primaryReligionHistorically Roman Catholicism
region Central Cuba
religiousBuilding Iglesia Parroquial de la Santísima Trinidad
UNESCOCriteria (iv)
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UNESCOSiteID 460
UNESCOSiteName Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
UNESCOSiteType cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1988
urbanLayout irregular colonial street plan

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Trinidad, Cuba originalName Villa de la Santísima Trinidad
Trinidad alternateName Villa de la Santísima Trinidad