Urban space as heritage in late colonial Cuba : classicism and dissonance on the Plaza de Armas of Havana, 1754-1828

Urban space as heritage in late colonial Cuba : classicism and dissonance on the Plaza de Armas of Havana, 1754-1828 /

According to national legend, Havana, Cuba, was founded under the shade of a ceiba tree whose branches sheltered the island's 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 Havana&#...

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Main Author: Niell, Paul B., 1976- (Author)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Architecture, Colonial > Cuba > Havana.
Cultural property > Cuba > Havana.
Architecture and society > Cuba > Havana > History > 18th century.
Architecture and society > Cuba > Havana > History > 19th century.
Plaza de Armas (Havana, Cuba) > History.
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