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Plaza del Vapor 1853 Havana map. The Plaza del Vapor was a covered market in Havana, it was completed in 1835. Its name derives from its builder Francisco Martí who became later the impresario of the Tacón Theatre and who had a monopoly of fish trade in the city. Martí had a painting placed against a wall from a bar of the ship El Neptuno ...
The Convento de Santa Clara de Asis (Spanish for "Convent of Santa Clara de Asis") is a convent in Havana, Cuba. Built in the 17th century, the convent has since been partially abandoned and converted into a storehouse. [citation needed] History. The Convento de Santa Clara de Asis was built in Havana between 1638 and 1643.
The shipyard had a minor role in relation to the Armada de Barlovento. [a], but it is with the arrival of Juan de Acosta, considered "one of the most prominent figures in Spanish shipbuilding", in 1717 as lieutenant of the Company of Seafarers and appointed captain of the Maestranza del Arsenal in 1722 that Havana begins to stand out as a shipyard.
The chain of beaches called the Eastern Beaches (Spanish: Playas del Este) extend for 15 miles (24 km) along the north coast of Havana City province.The beaches are (named from West to East): Tarará; El Mégano; Bacuranao (has a bay shape, thick sand and a small Spanish fortress on its western side); Santa María del Mar; Boca Ciega; Guanabo; La Veneciana and Brisas del Mar.
La Manigua o La Mujer cubana (The "Manigua" or The Cuban Woman) Enrique Díaz Quesada. Drama. 1916. El rescate de Sanguily (The Rescue of Sanguily) Enrique Díaz Quesada. Bellic drama. Duelo como en París (Duel Like in Paris) Enrique Díaz Quesada.
1787 – Roman Catholic diocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana established. [12] 1789 – Bishopric established. [1] 1791 – Population: 51,307. [1] 1792 Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País de la Habana established. [7] Palace built. [1] 1794 Consulado (merchant guild) established. [13] La Casa de Beneficencia y Maternidad de La Habana ...
Other information. Website. www .arnac .cu /en /. The Archivo Nacional de la República de Cuba is the national archive of Cuba. Founded in 1840, it is located in Havana on Calle Compostela. [ 1] Directors have included Vidal Morales Morales and Joaquín Llaverías Martínez [ es]. [ 2][ 3]
UTC-5 ( EST) Area code. +53-07. Havana Province ( Spanish: Provincia La Habana) was one of the provinces of Cuba from 1976, when the nation's provincial structure was revised, through the end of 2010. On January 1, 2011, the province was divided into two new provinces, Artemisa and Mayabeque. [1] La Habana Province had 711,066 people in the ...