Fort Spanis
Fort Spanis is a fort in Villa Clara Province, Cuba. Fort Spanis is situated nearby to the pitch Estadio de Béisbol del consejo popular Carlos Caraballo, as well as near the pond Laguna de agua residual.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cruces and Lajas.
Cruces
Town
Photo: DerBorg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cruces is a municipality and town in Cienfuegos Province, Cuba. It is the home of the Mal Tiempo National Park which commemorates a battle in the 1895 War of Independence. Cruces is situated 6 km southwest of Fort Spanis.
Lajas
Town
Lajas, known historically and culturally as Santa Isabel de las Lajas, is a municipality and town in the Cienfuegos Province of Cuba. It is located in the northern part of the province, 35 kilometres west of Santa Clara and immediately south of the A1 motorway. Lajas is situated 8 km northwest of Fort Spanis.
Ranchuelo
Town
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ranchuelo is a town and municipality in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1734 and has a municipal population of 50,708, of which about 15,000 in the town itself. Ranchuelo is situated 8 km east of Fort Spanis.
Fort Spanis
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fuerte Espanol de Carlos Caraballo”
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Villa Clara Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.38017° or 22° 22′ 49″ northLongitude
-80.23128° or 80° 13′ 53″ westInception
1734Open location code
76JX9QJ9+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1334589705OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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