Abel Santamaria also known as Constancia and is a ward (

consejo popular es, consejo popular, lit=Popular Council, People's Council (sometimes shorten to CP) commonly stated as a ward is an electoral ward or "political-administrative demarcations" of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba. They were created ...

) and a town in

Encrucijada Encrucijada () is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1850 and established as a municipality in 1910. History The municipality was divided into the barrios of Centro, Paso Real, El Santo and Vega Redo ...

Villa Clara Province Villa Clara is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is located in the central region of the island bordering with the Atlantic at north, Matanzas Province by west, Sancti Spiritus Province by east, and Cienfuegos Province on the South. Villa Clara ...

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. It’s the birthplace of

Abel Santamaría Abel Santamaría Cuadrado (20 October 1927 – 26 July 1953) was a leader in the Cuban Revolutionary movement. Biography Abel was born in Encrucijada, Las Villas, Cuba. He and his sister Haydée allowed revolutionaries including Fidel Castro ...

, a Cuban revolutionary that fought for the

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and his sister

Haydée Santamaría Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado (December 30, 1922 – July 28, 1980) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician, regarded as a heroine in post-revolutionary Cuba. She participated in the assault on Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba on July 26, 195 ...

Geography

Towns in Abel Santamaría’s ward are: *

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* Tuinicú * Paso Real *

Raizúa Raizúa is a hamlet in Encrucijada, Cuba. It is located east of Constancia and west of Paso Real. Raizua has a lot of caballería called ''Micaela''. Geography Raizua's northern border is the Luis Perez farm and the east border is the Jose ...

* Castaño * Las Mercedes * Progreso * Cayo Hueso * Guadalupe * Congojas Abel Santamaria is south of La Sierra and

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. It is north of Santa Clara Municipality. To the east is the

Sagua la Chica River Sagua la Chica River is a river of northern Cuba, that flows through Villa Clara Province. Arising in the hills of Placetas, it flows north for 45 miles and empties into the Bay of Buena Vista. Villages Towns and villages near the Sauga la Chica in ...

and its west is

Encrucijada Sur Encrucijada Sur is a ''consejo popular'' (ward) in Encrucijada, Villa Clara Province, Cuba. Geography Encrucijada Sur includes the barrios of: * Los Edificios (Encrucijada), Los Edificios * Obrero (Encrucijada), Obrero Politics The preside ...

Education

Schools in Constancia include: * Boris Luis Santa Coloma Primary School * CI Sueños de Abel * Mariana Grajales Rural Primary School * Augusto César Sandino Rural Primary School * Roberto Rodríguez Rural Primary School * Jesús Menéndez Rural Primary School * Marcelo Salado Rural Primary School

Transportation

Constancia is on a railine starting in Santa Clara, going to Crucero Margot, to Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta, Canoa, Tuinicu, Constancia,

, Mata, El Vaquerito, Aguada la Piedra, Cifuentes, San Diego del Valle, Conyedo, and finally back to Santa Clara. The

Ingenio Constantia Railway The Ingenio Constancia Railway is a narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 762 mm (30 in) in Cuba, of which parts of the sections running along CAI Abel Santamaria in Constancia, Encrucijada and are still in use today. Route In 1909, ...

goes from the CAI Abel Santamaría to Zona 48 (also known as Cayo Hueso).

Arts

Landmarks

In Abel Santamaria there are monuments including: * a Spanish Fort * Bust of

References

{{Reflist Cities in Cuba Populated places in Villa Clara Province 1867 establishments in North America Populated places established in 1867 1867 establishments in the Spanish Empire Wards of Cuba