Santa Clara (also known as Las Villas after 1940) was a historical province of
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribb ...
and its capital was
Santa Clara. After 1976, its territory was divided into the modern
Cuban provinces of
Villa Clara,
Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos (), capital of Cienfuegos Province, is a city on the southern coast of Cuba. It is located about from Havana and has a population of 150,000. Since the late 1960s, Cienfuegos has become one of Cuba's main industrial centers, especia ...
and
Sancti Spíritus
Sancti Spíritus () is a municipality and capital city of the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba and one of the oldest Cuban European settlements. Sancti Spíritus is the genitive case of Latin ''Sanctus Spiritus'' ("Holy Spirit").
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.
Overview
The province was split up in 1976, with the administrative re-adjustment proclaimed by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976.
[Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United Nations, New York, 1991]
References
Further reading
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External links
Province webpage
Former provinces of Cuba
1900s establishments in Cuba
1976 disestablishments in Cuba
Cienfuegos Province
Sancti Spíritus Province
Villa Clara Province
States and territories established in 1879
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