Author: Havana (Cuba)
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Category : Havana (Cuba)
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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Author: New York Public Library
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Category : Charters
Languages : en
Pages : 402

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Author: Joseph L. Scarpaci
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807853696
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 470

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Newly revised and redesigned, this book assesses nearly 500 years of urban development and planning in Havana, paying particular attention to the city's rich blend of Spanish-Cuban-Latin American-North American architecture and design.

Author: Salvador Cisneros y Betancourt
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Category : Cuba
Languages : en
Pages : 30

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Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Author: Carla Beltrami
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756661544
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 339

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"Beaches, architecture, Carnival, nightlife, scuba diving, music, nature preserves, museums, restaurants, hotels, rum"--Cover.

Author: Louis A. Pérez
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807824870
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 610

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This work offers a sweeping cultural history of the sustained encounter between the people of Cuba and the US and of the ways that this encounter helped shape Cubans' identity, nationality and sense of modernity from the early 1850s until the revolution of 1959.

Author: Elena A. Schneider
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 146964536X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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In 1762, British forces mobilized more than 230 ships and 26,000 soldiers, sailors, and enslaved Africans to attack Havana, one of the wealthiest and most populous ports in the Americas. They met fierce resistance. Spanish soldiers and local militias in Cuba, along with enslaved Africans who were promised freedom, held off the enemy for six suspenseful weeks. In the end, the British prevailed, but more lives were lost in the invasion and subsequent eleven-month British occupation of Havana than during the entire Seven Years' War in North America. The Occupation of Havana offers a nuanced and poignantly human account of the British capture and Spanish recovery of this coveted Caribbean city. The book explores both the interconnected histories of the British and Spanish empires and the crucial role played by free people of color and the enslaved in the creation and defense of Havana. Tragically, these men and women would watch their promise of freedom and greater rights vanish in the face of massive slave importation and increased sugar production upon Cuba's return to Spanish rule. By linking imperial negotiations with events in Cuba and their consequences, Elena Schneider sheds new light on the relationship between slavery and empire at the dawn of the Age of Revolutions.

Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 178005842X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 870

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With its varied natural beauty and troubled history, Cuba is a land of startling contrasts. From historic sites and crumbling architecture to unspoilt beaches and vibrant nightlife, Insight Guide Cuba provides detailed coverage of this fascinating country, while full-colour photography and maps help you navigate with ease. Our detailed Travel Tips give you all the practical information you need to plan your trip, including our selection of the best and most authentic hotels and restaurants.

Author: West Virginia
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1550

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