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Matanzas
The City of Bridges, birthplace of the danzón.
- Population
- 163,631 (2022)
- Founded
- 1693
- Bridges
- 17
Then
- 1690
A royal decree calls for 30 Canary Island families to settle the bay.
- 1693
The city is founded on October 12.
- 1898
US warships bombard Matanzas on April 25 in the war's first action.
Now
Seventeen bridges cross the city's three rivers.