What is "matanzas"

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 (Spanish Bahia de Matanzas), east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.

Matanzas is called the City of Bridges, for the seventeen bridges that cross the three rivers that traverse the city (Rio Yumuri, San Juan, and Canimar). For this reason it was referred to as the "Venice of Cuba." It was also called "La Atenas de Cuba" ("The Athens of Cuba") for its poets.

Matanzas is known as the birthplace of the music and dance traditions danzón and rumba.

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 never enjoyed the success of their predecessors.

Matanzas may refer to:

• Matanzas, capital city of the Cuban province of Matanzas
• Matanzas Province, Cuba
• Matanzas, Chile, a village in Chile
• Matanzas, Dominican Republic
• Fort Matanzas National Monument in Florida
• The Matanzas River in Florida
• Matanzas Inlet in Florida

• USS Matanzas (AVP-46), a United States Navy seaplane tender which was cancelled in 1943 before construction could begin