▁tram way ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁( initial ly ▁as ▁Fer roc arr il ▁El é ctr ico ▁de ▁Mat anz as , ▁then ▁as ▁city ▁owned ▁ ▁Com pa ñ ía ▁de ▁Serv icios ▁P úblic os ▁de ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁Com pa ñ ía ▁de ▁T ran v ías ▁de ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁it ▁acquired ▁tram c ars ▁from ▁Hav ana ▁Electric ▁Railway , ▁but ▁converted ▁with ▁bus es ▁by ▁new ▁own ers ▁Om n ibus ▁Urban os ▁SA ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁Ro ads ▁The ▁Via ▁Blan ca ▁highway ▁connect s ▁the ▁city ▁with ▁both ▁Hav ana ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁Var ad ero ▁in ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Mat anz as ▁is ▁the ▁province ' s ▁high ▁learning ▁education ▁institution . ▁ ▁Att ra ctions ▁ ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Museum ▁- ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁Museo ▁Histor ico ▁Provin cial ▁de ▁Mat anz as ▁- ▁Provin cial ▁History ▁Museum ▁S auto ▁Theater ▁- ▁Teatro ▁S auto ▁- ▁Open ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁theatre ▁hosts ▁plays , ▁opera , ▁bal let , ▁and ▁sym ph onic ▁concert s . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁National ▁Monument ▁of ▁Cuba . ▁C ated ral ▁San ▁Carlos ▁De ▁Bor rome o ▁nearby ▁Bell amar ▁c aves , ▁also ▁a ▁National ▁Monument ▁of ▁Cuba . ▁bo