Paul Niell: 1 book
Urban Space as Heritage in Late Colonial Cuba
Classicism and Dissonance on the Plaza de Armas of Havana, 1754-1828
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
According to national legend, Havana, Cuba, was founded under the shade of a ceiba tree whose branches sheltered the islands first Catholic mass and meeting of the town council (cabildo) in 1519. The founding site was first memorialized in 1754 by the erection of a baroque monument in Havanas central...
