palace and later adapted for use as a public library. Today, it houses the Biblioteca Martí (Martí Library), also located on the Parque Vidal. It is an example of neoclassical architecture and has highly decorated interiors. Santa Clara's university is named after Abreu. She is buried in the Colón cemetery of Havana. Battle of Santa Clara Santa Clara was the site of the last battle of the Cuban Revolution in late 1958. Two guerrilla columns attacked the city; one was led by Ernesto Che Guevara and the other by Camilo Cienfuegos. Guevara's column first captured the garrison at Fomento. Using a bulldozer, Guevara's soldiers destroyed railroad tracks and derailed a train full of troops and supplies sent by Batista. At the same time, Cienfuegos's column defeated an army garrison at the Battle of Yaguajay not far from town. On December 31, 1958, the combined forces of Guevara and Cienfuegos (along with other revolutionaries under William Alexander Morgan) attacked Santa Clara. The battle was chaotic, and the defenders became demoralized. Some fought; others surrendered without a shot. By the afternoon, the city was captured. This victory for Castro's troops is seen as the decisive moment in the Cuban Revolution, as Batista fled Cuba less than 12 hours later. Geography Located on a plain below a hillside, in the middle of the surrounding province, Santa Clara is from the Caribbean Sea (at Cienfuegos) and from the Atlantic Ocean (at Caibarién). The municipality borders with the municipalities of Cifuentes, Camajuaní, Placetas, Manicaragua, and Ranchuelo. The city is divided into several divisions (repartos): America Latina Antón Díaz Bengochea Brisas del Capiro Camacho Capiro Cardoso Centro Chambéry Domínguez El Carmen El Gigante El Vaquerito (Puerto Escondido) Escambray Escambray Este Escambray Norte José Martí Las Minas Los Sirios Moro Osvaldo Herrera (Dobarganes) Páez Raúl Sancho (Condado) San Daniel Sandino Santa Catalina Sub Planta Tenería Tirzo Díaz Universidad Vigía Vigía Sur Villa Josefa Virginia There are 18 wards (consejos populares) of Santa Clara. They include Centro, Caprio, Santa Catalina, Vigía, Sandino, Hospital, Escambray, Chambery, Virginia, Condado Norte, Condado Sur, Abel Santamaría, and José Martí are a part of the Urban area. Camacho Libertad, Antón Díaz, Aereopuerto, Univerisidad, Manajanabo, Sakenaf, Hatillo-Yabú, and Camilo Cienfuegos are apart of the Semi-Urban area and San Miguel is in the Rural Area. Climate Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Santa Clara had a population of 237,581. With a total area of ,