Havana and the atlantic in the sixteenth century

Havana in the 1550s was a small coastal village with a very limited population that was vulnerable to attack. By 1610, however, under Spanish rule it had become one of the best-fortified port cities in the world and an Atlantic center of shipping, commerce, and shipbuilding. Using all available loca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fuente, Alejandro de la
Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2011
Series:Envisioning Cuba
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