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Havana's old city reefs in landmarks and legends
Professor Frederick Starr surveys Havana's colonial heart at the harbor entrance. He traces Plaza de Armas landmarks, the Templete, Morro Castle, La Fuerza, and La Cabana, detailing their roles in defense, governance, and memory from 16th to 19th centuries.
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Frederick, Starr
University of Chicago
Vana
Cuba
Havana
Old City
Fuerza
Palacio
Morro
la Cabana
Columbus
Nuevitas
Baracoa
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Plaza de Armas
Place of Arms
la Fuerza
Ferdinand VII
Spanish America
Antilles
Santo Domingo
Escobar
San Cristoval
Fienando de Soto
Florida
Mississippi River
la I*uerza
America
Tacon
Spain
New World
Castellanoa
Thomas Estrada Palma
Republic
Columbia Cathedral
Collumbus
Valladolid
Seville
France
Morrow
la Punta
Francis Drake
Luis de Puente Velasco
Marquez de Gonzales
Morro Castle
le Punta
Engleas
Prado
Tavana
Ferdinand VI
Carlos IV
Hera
Httle
Cuba Libre
Marciso
Lopes
Narciso Lopes
United States
New York
Cardenas
Crittenden
West Point
Pisco
Lopez
Frederick Starr