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Las Villas (Cuba : Province)

LC control no.n 91129550
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Geographic headingLas Villas (Cuba : Province)
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Geographic subdivision usageCuba--Las Villas (Province)
Variant(s)Villas (Cuba : Province)
See alsoPredecessor: Santa Clara (Cuba : Province)
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Cienfuegos (Cuba : Province)
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Sancti Spíritus (Cuba : Province)
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Villa Clara (Cuba)
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Found inDíaz Martínez, F. Camilo por los montes surcados, 1989: p. 7 (Las Villas)
BGN gaz., Cuba, 1963 (Las Villas, Provincia de; ADMD 22°15ʹN 80°00ʹW)
Province of Las Villas WWW Home page, May 31, 2000 (Las Villas; Province; named Santa Clara until 1940, when the name was changed to Las Villas)
Britannica Online, May 31, 2000 (under Sancti Spíritus and Villa Clara entries: both provinces, part of former Las Villas Province until 1976)
Cienfuegos, La Perla del Sur WWW Home page, May 31, 2000 (city of Cienfuegos was in the Prov. of Las Villas; today Cienfuegos is a Prov.)
José Angel Buesa WWW Home page, May 31, 2000 ("antigua provincia de 'Las Villas', actualmente Cienfuegos, Cuba")
Encyc. Americana 2000 (Cuba, Gov't and politics section: administrative structure was reorganized in 1976, from 6 to 14 provinces, in which Las Villas ceased to exist)
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