Constancia (Encrucijada)

Abel Santamaria also known as Constancia and is a ward (consejo popular) and a town in Encrucijada, Villa Clara Province, Cuba. It’s the birthplace of Abel Santamaría, a Cuban revolutionary that fought for the 26th of July Movement and his sister Haydée Santamaría.

Geography
Towns in Abel Santamaría’s ward are:
 * Canoa
 * Tuinicú
 * Paso Real
 * Raizúa
 * Castaño
 * Las Mercedes
 * Progreso
 * Cayo Hueso
 * Guadalupe
 * Congojas

Abel Santamaria is south of La Sierra and El Purio. It is north of Santa Clara Municipality. To the east is the Sagua la Chica River and its west is Encrucijada Sur.

Education
Schools in Constancia include:
 * Boris Luis Santa Coloma Primary School
 * CI Sueños de Abel
 * Mariana Grajales Rural Primary School
 * Augusto César Sandino Rural Primary School
 * Roberto Rodríguez Rural Primary School
 * Jesús Menéndez Rural Primary School
 * Marcelo Salado Rural Primary School

Transportation
Constancia is on a railine starting in Santa Clara, going to Crucero Margot, to Luis Arcos Bergnes, Vega Alta, Canoa, Tuinicu, Constancia, Encrucijada, Mata, El Vaquerito, Aguada la Piedra, Cifuentes, San Diego del Valle, Conyedo, and finally back to Santa Clara.

The Ingenio Constantia Railway goes from the CAI Abel Santamaría to Zona 48 (also known as Cayo Hueso).

Landmarks
In Abel Santamaria there are monuments including:
 * a Spanish Fort
 * Bust of Jesús Menéndez Larrondo