Raizúa Explained

Raizúa
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Cuba#Villa Clara Province#Cuba Encrucijada
Coordinates:22.5938°N -79.8389°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Cuba
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Villa Clara
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Encrucijada
Subdivision Type3:Ward
Subdivision Name3:Constancia
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:78
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Official Name:Potrero 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 Perez Vergara farm.[2]

Education

The settlements of Raizua, Paso Real, and Pavon have 3 Escuela Mixta (Mixed Schools), which educate both boys and girls.[3] The one in Raizua is called La Escuela de Raizua.[4]

History

Raizua was a part of the District of Calabazar and was formerly known as Potrero Raizúa.

Under general Máximo Gómez in the Ten Years' War during a battle in Raizua the train from Sagua La Grande to Raizua was attacked by Luis Morejón, in which he got injured and his assistant Vega was killed.[5]

On June 23, 1899, the Province of Santa Clara appointed a sworn guard to guard Raizúa, and many more settlements in the province. [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Facultad De Ciencias Sociales Carrera De Estudios Socioculturales . 2023-05-16 . Docslib.
  2. Book: Cuba . Gaceta oficial de la República de Cuba . 1907 . es.
  3. Book: Pública, Cuba Secretaría de Instrucción . La Instrucciön primaria. Revista quincenal . 1906 . es.
  4. Book: La Instrucción primaria: revista quincenal . 1906 . es.
  5. Book: Boza, Bernabé . Mi diario de la guerra: desde Baire hasta la intervención americana . 2001 . Editorial de Ciencias Sociales . 978-959-06-0468-3 . es.
  6. Book: United States. War Dept . Annual reports ... . 1861 . Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office . University of Michigan . 130.