Raizúa | |
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Hamlet | |
Potrero Raizúa | |
Coordinates: 22°35′37.5238″N 79°50′20.0479″W / 22.593756611°N 79.838902194°W | |
Country | Cuba |
Province | Villa Clara |
Municipality | Encrucijada |
Ward | Constancia |
Population | |
• Total | 78 |
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.
Raizua's northern border is the Luis Perez farm and the east border is the Jose Perez Vergara farm. [2]
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]
Raizua was a part of the District of Calabazar [4] and was formerly known as Potrero Raizúa. [5]
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[ citation needed] and his assistant Vega was killed. [6]
On June 23, 1899, the Province of Santa Clara appointed a sworn guard to guard Raizúa, and many more settlements in the province. [5]