History of Havana: Cuba Libre! Havana's History from Christopher Columbus to Fidel Castro

By Carlos Fernando Alvarez

Get to know the ups and downs of Havana

Are you planning to visit Havana for your next vacation, to cool off your brain as you learn about Hava

• Language: English
• Publisher: Carlos Fernando Alvarez
• Release date: May 5, 2024
• ISBN: 9798869360519

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HISTORY OF HAVANA

Cuba Libre!

Havana’s History from Christopher Columbus to Fidel Castro

Carlos Fernando Alvarez

Table of Contents

HISTORY OF HAVANA

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Discovery and Founding

Chapter 2 – Trouble on the High Seas

Chapter 3 – An Era of Peace

Chapter 4 – Havana and the Seven Years War

Chapter 5 – Changing Economic and Demographic Landscapes

Chapter 6 – Fidel Castro’s Revolution and Aftermath

Conclusion

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Introduction

Havana is a cacophony of pretty much everything you can expect out of a tropical escapade and more. Some people call it a disorganized slice of heaven. No single human being could have invented the place or even conceived it in their minds simply because it is no less than a jigsaw puzzle of the machinations of a crowd – you would have thought it will end up as a disorganized mass.

Yet in spite of more than five decades worth of decay and disrepair it still remains so damned beautiful!

It is truly a place worth visiting.

Who could have thought this place was once infested by pirates? You can almost imagine all the swashbuckling that has gone on in this place. Add to that the old world charm from its century’s worth of Spanish colonization and the romance of Cuban revolution.

These and more make it a haven for those who seek out the luster of adventure – not to mention bohemian styled bars, vintage cars, mojitos, rum, and of course Cuban tobacco.

So, how did this bustling capital city turn out to be this way?

Who knows? 300 years of colonization, maybe? But Havana and the rest of Cuba has gone through a huge bit of transformation. In fact they even took their own steps to free themselves from the clutches of tyranny and oppression.

And that is what this book is about – a walk through the years of the history of this