city of Santa Clara

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The city of Santa Clara is a major urban center in Cuba known for its historical significance in the Cuban Revolution and its role as a cultural and economic hub in the central region of the country.

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city of Santa Clara canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
associatedWithPerson Che Guevara
Fulgencio Batista (overthrow context)
linked to: Fulgencio Batista
climate tropical savanna climate
continent North America
country Cuba
currency Cuban peso
demographic major urban center in central Cuba
economySector commerce
education
light industry
services
founder Spanish settlers from Remedios
foundingDate 1689-07-15
governingBody Municipal Assembly of People’s Power of Santa Clara
hasCemetery Cementerio de Santa Clara
hasCulturalInstitution Casa de la Cultura de Santa Clara
linked to: Casa de la Cultura

Teatro La Caridad
hasMonument Che Guevara Mausoleum
Monumento a la Toma del Tren Blindado
hasMuseum Museo de Artes Decorativas de Santa Clara
hasPark Parque Vidal
hasSquare Parque Leoncio Vidal
linked to: Parque Vidal
hasUniversity Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara
historicalEvent capture by revolutionary forces in late 1958
isCapitalOf Villa Clara Province
knownFor Battle of Santa Clara
historical significance in the Cuban Revolution
language Spanish
locatedIn Villa Clara Province
locatedInRegion central Cuba
namedAfter Saint Clare of Assisi
partOf Caribbean
populationEstimate ~240000
religion predominantly Roman Catholic
roadConnection Autopista Nacional (nearby access)
Carretera Central
role cultural hub of central Cuba
economic hub of central Cuba
timeZone Cuba Standard Time
tourismAttraction Che Guevara Mausoleum
Tren Blindado memorial
historic city center
transport Abel Santamaría Airport
Santa Clara railway station
linked to: Santa Clara station
utcOffset −05:00

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Central Cuba contains city of Santa Clara
Loma del Capiro partOf city of Santa Clara