Santa Clara Province

Cuba's provinces as shown on a 1910s map

Santa Clara (also known as Las Villas after 1940) was a historical province of Cuba and its capital was Santa Clara. Until 1976, its territory was that of the modern Cuban provinces of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos and Sancti Spíritus.

Overview

The province was split up in 1976, with the administrative re-adjustment proclaimed by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976.^[1]

References

↑ Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vol. II, published by the United Nations, New York, 1991

External links

(Spanish) Province webpage

Provinces of Cuba

Current	Artemisa Camagüey Ciego de Ávila Cienfuegos Ciudad de La Habana Granma Guantánamo Holguín Isla de la Juventud Las Tunas Matanzas Mayabeque Pinar del Río Sancti Spíritus Santiago de Cuba Villa Clara

Historical	Pinar del Río La Habana Santa Clara (Las Villas) Camagüey (Puerto Principe) Oriente (Santiago de Cuba)

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