Zulueta (Remedios)

Zulueta
Village
Nickname(s): Cuna del Fútbol[1]

OSM map showing Zulueta and its surrounding area. Zulueta station (located at Tahón) is highlighted with a blue dot

Location of Zulueta in Cuba

Coordinates: 22°22′4.51″N 79°34′8.47″W / 22.3679194°N 79.5690194°W / 22.3679194; -79.5690194Coordinates: 22°22′4.51″N 79°34′8.47″W / 22.3679194°N 79.5690194°W / 22.3679194; -79.5690194
Country  Cuba
Province Villa Clara
Municipality Remedios
Founded 1869[2]
Elevation 180 m (590 ft)
Population
 • Total ca. 10,000
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) +53-4239

Zulueta is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Remedios, in Villa Clara Province. It is considered the Cuban birthplace of football[3][4] and, with a population of ca. 10,000[5] is the most populated village in the municipality after Remedios.

History

The village was founded in 1869 and in 1876 was connected to the railway network. Until the administrative reform of 1977, it was an autonomous municipality of 117 km², that included the villages of Floridanos and Guadalupe.[6][2][7]

Geography

Zulueta is located on a valley between Remedios (15 km north) and Placetas (13 km south), and is crossed in the middle by a road named "Carretera a Zulueta". It is 22 km far from Camajuaní, 23 from Caibarién, the nearest seaside town, 42 from Cabaiguán, 48 from Santa Clara, and 61 from Sancti Spíritus.

The railway station is located 3.8 km south, in a small settlement named Tahón (22°20′29″N 79°34′43″W / 22.3415°N 79.5787°W / 22.3415; -79.5787). It is part of the Santa Clara-Camajuaní-Morón-Nuevitas line, and has a minor branch to Placetas; part of the old line (1876) Caibarién-Placetas via Camajuaní.[2]

Sport

Zulueta is considered the Cuban birthplace of football because it was one of the first villages in which this sport was brought by Spanish traders, in early 20th century.[3][4] A testimony of this relationship is, for example, the Monumento al Balón, a stone sculpture of a football ball (balón) located in town's centre, with the iscription Zulueta - Cuna del Fútbol (Zulueta - Birthplace of Football).[8][9] Another example is the presence of a football ball in the coat of arms.[7]

The football club Villa Clara, playing in Santa Clara at the Sandino Stadium, and representing the city and the whole province; is de jure based in Zulueta and plays some matches at the Camilo Cienfuegos Stadium.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ i.e.: Birthplace of Football
  2. 1 2 3 (Spanish) Zulueta on EcuRed
  3. 1 2 (Spanish) Football in Zulueta on EcuRed
  4. 1 2 "Gol de Cuba" article
  5. ↑ Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN 959-7049-21-X
  6. ↑ (Spanish) History of Zulueta at guije.com
  7. 1 2 (Spanish) Infos about the municipal coat of arms of Zulueta (EcuRed)
  8. ↑ (Spanish) "The Island of Football" (La Vanguardia)
  9. ↑ Monumento al Balón on Panoramio
  10. ↑ "Estadio Camilo Cienfuegos", Zulueta (soccerway)
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