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Havana was the sixth town founded by the Spanish on the island, called San Cristóbal de la Habana by Pánfilo de Narváez: the name combines San Cristóbal, patron saint of Havana, and Habana, of obscure origin, possibly derived from Habaguanex, a Native American chief who controlled that area, as mentioned by Diego Velasquez in his report to ...
Havana was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century. It served as a springboard for the Spanish conquest of the Americas, becoming a stopping point for Spanish galleons returning to Spain. King Philip III of Spain granted Havana the title of capital in 1607. [8] Walls and forts were built to protect the city. [9]
Partido Independiente de Color (political party) founded in Havana. [29] Bohemia magazine begins publication. [30] Hotel Sevilla built. 1909 – Lonja del Comercio building (stock exchange) and Hotel Plaza constructed. [14] 1910 – Pimp Alberto Yarini is killed in the San Isidro barrio of Old Havana. 1913 National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana ...
Havana founded as San Cristóbal de la Habana (north coast) 1523: Emperor Charles V authorizes 4,000 gold pesos for the construction of cotton mills. 1527: The first African slaves arrive in Cuba. 1532: The first slave rebellion is crushed. 1537: A French fleet briefly occupies Havana. French corsairs blockade Santiago de Cuba. 1542
After Baracoa and before Havana, Santiago was the second capital of Cuba. 1515 Cumaná: Sucre: Venezuela Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Venezuela. 1519 Havana: Havana: Cuba: 1519 La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, (Veracruz) Veracruz: Mexico Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Mexico ...
In 1514, a south coast settlement was founded in what was to become Havana. The current city was founded in 1519. Clergyman Bartolomé de las Casas observed a number of massacres initiated by the invaders, notably the massacre near Camagüey of the inhabitants of Caonao.
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Plaza Vieja Prado and San Lázaro, Havana, postcard of 1915 Colonial era houses in Old Havana. Havana was founded by the Spanish November 16, 1519 in the natural harbor of the Bay of Havana. [citation needed] It became a stopping point for the treasure laden Spanish galleons on the crossing between the New World and the Old World. In the 17th ...