, ▁was ▁a ▁Cub an ▁vocal ist , ▁band le ader , ▁producer ▁and ▁composer ▁Israel ▁Pick ens , ▁third ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁state ▁of ▁Alabama , ▁died ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁Pérez ▁Pr ado ▁- ▁Mam bo ▁band le ader ▁and ▁composer ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mat anz as . ▁J avier ▁S ot om ay or ▁- ▁High ▁J ump ▁current ▁World ▁Record ▁H older , ▁ 8 ' 1 / 2 " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁Olympic ▁Champion , ▁Barcelona , ▁Spain , ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Anne ▁Kings bury ▁W oll stone craft ▁- ▁botan ist , ▁natural ist , ▁botan ical ▁illustr ator , ▁and ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁advoc ate , ▁lived ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s . ▁Ly en ▁W ong ▁- ▁Cub an - G erman ▁fit ness ▁ath lete ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Miguel ▁A . ▁Bret os . ▁Mat anz as : ▁The ▁Cuba ▁Nob ody ▁Kn ows ▁( Univers ity ▁Press ▁of ▁Florida ; ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ 3 1 7 ▁pages ; ▁comb ines ▁scholar ly ▁and ▁personal ▁pers pect ives ▁in ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁Mat anz as , ▁a ▁city ▁that ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" A th ens ▁of ▁Cuba " ▁during ▁a ▁sugar ▁bo om ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century