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In Old Havana, effort has also gone into rebuilding for tourist purposes, and a number of streets and squares have been rehabilitated. [16] But Old Havana is a large city, and the restoration efforts concentrate in all but less than 10% of its area. In 2022, at least 40 people were killed by an explosion at the Hotel Saratoga.
Siege of Havana (1762) Captaincy General of Cuba (1607–1898) Lopez Expedition (1850–1851) Ten Years' War (1868–1878) Little War (1879–1880) Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898) Treaty of Paris (1898) US Military Government (1898–1902) Platt Amendment (1901) Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) Cuban Pacification (1906–1909) Negro Rebellion (1912) Sugar Intervention (1917–1922) Cuban ...
History of Havana * Timeline of Havana; A. Alameda de Paula; B. Barrio de San Lázaro, Havana; Batería de la Reina; Siege of Havana; Battle of the Hotel Nacional of ...
Taíno genocide Viceroyalty of New Spain (1535–1821) Siege of Havana (1762) Captaincy General of Cuba (1607–1898) Lopez Expedition (1850–1851) Ten Years' War (1868–1878) Little War (1879–1880) Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898) Treaty of Paris (1898) US Military Government (1898–1902) Platt Amendment (1901) Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) Cuban Pacification (1906–1909) Negro ...
Perched on the promontory on the opposite side of the harbor from Old Havana, it can be seen from miles as it dominates the entrance to the harbor.Built in 1589 in response to raids on the city, el Morro protected the entrance of the harbor with a chain strung out across the water, known as the boom defense to the fort at La Punta.
Havana was host to the 11th Pan American Games in 1991. [143] Stadiums and facilities for this were built in the relatively unpopulated eastern suburbs. Havana was host to the 1992 IAAF World Cup in Athletics. [144] Havana was an applicant to host the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, [145] but was not shortlisted.
The history of Mexico before the Spanish conquest is known through the work of archaeologists, ... connecting through Havana at Cuba to Spain; [22] [23] ...
A 1736 colonial map by Herman Moll of the West Indies and Mexico, together comprising "New Spain", with Cuba visible in the center. The fortress of El Morro in Havana, built in 1589 The British Fleet Entering Havana, 21 August 1762, a 1775 painting by Dominic Serres