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Cannons Battery
This is a Cannons Battery pointing to the entrance of the Havana Harbor.
A view of El Morro from La Cabaña
A view of El Morro from La Cabaña. In this pincture you could see the lighthouse, and the Cuban flag, in a blue sky.
Cannons at the entrance of La Cabaña.
You could see these cannons at the main entrance to La Cabaña.
Main entrance to La Cabaña
Main entrance to La Cabaña. Above the gate you could see the Spanish coat of arms.
La Paella
Delicious chicken, lobster, vegetables or fish paellas are served in a sober, elegant colonial setting made of whitewashed walls, dark wood trim and a patio adorned with plants.
Santo Angel
Parrots, budgerigars, peacocks and other birds provide a continuous soundtrack out on the patio.
Squares
In the second half of the 16th century the Spanish governorship moved from Santiago de Cuba to Havana for good. From that moment on Havana harbor became the most important in the island, because of the creation in 1561 of the fleet system and due to the fact that this harbor was an obliged stopping place on the way to the Peninsula. The population and the city grew out and beyond that narrow stripe bordering the bay.
Plaza del Cristo (Cristo Square)
By agreement of the town council, in March, 1640 the Plaza del Cristo was created. The project also included a hermitage and a calvary at the same place where a boundary cross, marking the end of the fourteen crosses or Stations of the Cross during Lent, was located. In that way the dimensions of the plaza were planned according to the character of the processions that were to take place in it.
Plaza de la Catedral (Cathedral Square)
The area where the Plaza de la Catedral is located used to be, according to 17th century records, a marshland renewed each year during the rainy season. At the place where the plaza was created, and due to its surface’s properties, the waters became stagnant, so that the place was known at the beginning as Plaza de la Ciénaga (Swamp Square).
Plaza Vieja (Old Square)
Considering the decision taken by the keeper of the Castillo de la Real Fuerza, in the first half of 16th century, to use the Parade Ground for military practices, the neighbors of the town insisted to the town council on the need to create a new public square for their amusement.
