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In which place of Havana is the first statue created in Cuba in homage to José Martí?

The first statue that was built in Cuba in honor of José Martí is located in the Central Park of Havana.
That statue was inaugurated on February 24, 1905 and its creator was the sculptor José Vilalta y Saavedra. The statue was erected thanks to a popular subscription. In advance, since 1875, in this place where the st


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Which museum in the city of Havana is based on what was the residence of the Count of the Bayonne House?

The building that served as residence to the Count of Casa Bayona is currently the headquarters of the Museum of Colonial Art and is located in front of the Cathedral of Havana.
This building has a medieval air of the tropics in its exterior. It was commanded to be built by Governor Don Luís de Chacón in 1720.
It was


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In what building is the so-called Statue of the Republic?

The so-called Statue of the Republic is in the Hall of the Lost Steps of the National Capitol.
It is one of the largest in the world of those located under roof. Some specialists have said that, given its magnitude, it is the third of its kind in the Universe.
The statue is made of cast bronze and its structure is hollow. It was ca


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By what indigenous name was the town of Regla initially known in Havana?

The town of Regla was initially known by the Cuban indigenous as Guanicanamar, which in the indigenous language means facing the sea.
Already in 1537 the existence in the herd of a hamlet of Indians located on the opposite bank of the town of San Cristóbal de La Habana was known.
In this territory the Sanctuary of Our Lady o


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In which of the fifteen municipalities of Havana is the Callejón de Hammel located?

The Callejón de Hammel is located in the municipality of Centro Habana.
It is a place of great attraction for an exotic mural, of expressive intentions, representative of the rich inheritance bequeathed to Cuba by Africa. It owes its fame to that in the years of the forties in the twentieth century there began to gather a group of


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