| Name | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Yayabo Bridge | One of the oldest bridge in Cuba National Heritage of Cuba (1995) | 85 m (279 ft) | Masonry 5 arches | 1831 | Sancti Spíritus 21°55′25.4″N79°26′39.7″W / 21.923722°N 79.444361°W | Sancti Spíritus Province | [S 1] [1] [2] | |
 | 2 | Matanzas Swing Bridge | Truss Steel Swing bridge | 1903 | Matanzas 23°02′42.2″N81°34′21.9″E / 23.045056°N 81.572750°E | Matanzas Province | [S 2] |
| Name | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Bacunayagua Bridge | 114 m (374 ft) | 313 m (1,027 ft) | Arch Concrete deck arch | 1960 | Bacunayagua 23°07′56.4″N81°40′49.4″W / 23.132333°N 81.680389°W | Mayabeque Province Matanzas Province | [S 3] | |
 | 2 | Canimar Bridge | 66 m (217 ft) | 290 m (950 ft) | Arch 3 concrete deck arches | 1951 | Matanzas 23°02′20.9″N81°29′48.7″E / 23.039139°N 81.496861°E | Matanzas Province | [S 4] |
Administratively, Cuba is divided into 15 provinces and one special municipality. The last modification was approved in August 2010, splitting Havana province into two new provinces: Artemisa and Mayabeque. The new provinces started functioning from January 1, 2011. Havana City Province recovered its original name: La Habana.
Matanzas is one of the provinces of Cuba. Major towns in the province include Cárdenas, Colón, Jovellanos and the capital of the same name, Matanzas. The resort town of Varadero is also located in this province.
Sancti Spíritus is a municipality and capital city of the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba and one of the oldest Cuban European settlements. Sancti Spíritus is the genitive case of Latin Sanctus Spiritus.
Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas, 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of the capital Havana and 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the resort town of Varadero.
Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino was a Cuban prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Havana from 1981 to 2016. He was appointed to the College of Cardinals in 1994, the second Cuban to hold that distinction.
The Matanzas River is a body of water in St. Johns and Flagler counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It is a narrow saltwater bar-bounded estuary sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by Anastasia Island.
Roberto Balado Méndez was a Cuban amateur boxer, who competed from 1986 to 1994. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a Gold medal in the men's super heavyweight (+91 kg).
Cocodrilos de Matanzas are a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Matanzas Province, the Cocodrilos were formed after the dissolution of Henequeneros and Citricultores, two teams from Matanzas. The Cocodrilos have struggled to enjoy the success of their predecessors.
The University of Matanzas "Camilo Cienfuegos" is a public university located in Matanzas, Cuba. It was founded in 1972 and is organized in six faculties.
Vía Blanca is a highway in northern Cuba, connecting the capital city of Havana and the city of Matanzas. A second section extends eastwards from Matanzas to the tourist town of Varadero and to Cárdenas. Even if it is a motorway (autopista), it is part of the national highway named "Circuito Norte" (CN).
Moses Cohen Henriques was a Dutch pirate of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin, operating in the Caribbean.
Bacunayagua is a Cuban village and consejo popular of the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, in Mayabeque Province. In 2011 it had a population of 3,371.
Rumba is a secular genre of Cuban music involving dance, percussion, and song. It originated in the northern regions of Cuba, mainly in urban Havana and Matanzas, during the late 19th century. It is based on African music and dance traditions, namely Abakuá and yuka, as well as the Spanish-based coros de clave. According to Argeliers León, rumba is one of the major "genre complexes" of Cuban music, and the term rumba complex is now commonly used by musicologists. This complex encompasses the three traditional forms of rumba, as well as their contemporary derivatives and other minor styles.
Unión de Reyes is a municipality and town in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. It is located in the western part of the province, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Matanzas, the provincial capital.
Ion Canet Betancourt, is a female beach volleyball player from Cuba, who participated in the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit in the 2007, playing with Kirenia Ballar; and 2008, playing with Nirian Sinal.
The Independent Republican Party was a political party in Cuba, led by Juan Gualberto Gómez. It was formed around 1900, after splits in the Republican parties in Havana, Matanzas and Las Villas. The split was caused by the opposition of the Republican parties to Gualberto Gómez's radical position against the Platt Amendment. The Independent Republican Party supported Gualberto Gómez's position on the issue.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Matanzas, Cuba.
Mielero was a steam tank ship built in 1916–1917 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy for the Cuba Distilling Company of New York. The vessel was extensively employed on East Coast to Cuba route during her career and foundered on one of her regular trips in January 1920 with the loss of twenty two men.
Matanzas was a Cuban baseball team in the Cuban League based in Matanzas. They first played in the league's inaugural season of 1878, then played in the league from 1888 to 1890, 1892–1894, and in 1907–1908.
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