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“... is a centre of interest; to the
north of it is La Fuerza, said to be the oldest fortress in
the New World. It was erected by Hernando de Soto
in 1519. The story goes that when that worthy set
sail to conquer Florida he left his wife, Dona Isabella,
behind Here for four years she anxiously awaited the
return of her husband, and here, when she heard of the
failure of the expedition, she died broken-hearted. On
the tower is the Habana, a figure emblematic of the
city.
On the west side of the Plaza is the Ayuntamiento, or
City Hall, in Spanish times the residence of the Captain-
General. On the East side is El Templete, a small
temple which was erected in 1828 and dedicated on
March 9th in that year to mark the spot—originally
identified by a huge silk-cotton tree—where the first
Council met and the first Mass was sung when the city
was established in 1519. It was here that the reputed
remains of Columbus first rested when they were trans-
ferred to Havana from Santo...”
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“... Caillus, M., 160, 162
de Cerillac, Count, 156
de Choiseul, Due, 181
de Cordova, Fernandez, 428
de Crespigny, Captain, 276
de Enciso, Martin, 418
Defiance, the, 404
Defoe, Daniel, 145, 151
de Grasse, Count, 171, 180,
218, 224, 240, 247-8, 314
De Guichen, M., 249
de Heredia, Pedro, 404
De Kinderen, 376
deLaborie, Baron,1-71,180,181
de la Pagerie, M., 315
de Leon, Juan Ponce, 333, 337
deLesseps, Ferdinand, 419, 423
Del Gamo, Captain, 208
de Losada, Diego, 412
de Maintenon, Madame, 313
Demerara, 374, 375'
" Demerara crystals,” 439
Demerara Electric Co., Ltd.,
378
Demerara River, 372, 373, 377,
37ft. 386
de Micoud, Baron, 182
de Nicuesa, Diego, 400, 418
Dennery, 169, 178
D’Ennery, Count, 178
de Ojeda, Alonso, 400, 418
de Orufia, Don Josef, 134
de Ovanda, Nicolas, 333
de Pass, Mr. E. A., 262
de Ponti, 401
Désirade, 311
D’Esnambuc, M., 156, 200, 217
de Soto, Hernando, 354
Dessalines, General, 367
d’Estaing, Count, 156, 163,
171, 176, 178, 180
D’Estrées...”
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“...
de Caillus, M., 160, 162
de Cerillac, Count, 156
de Choiseul, Due, 181
de Cordova, Fernandez, 428
de Crespigny, Captain, 276
de Enciso, Martin, 418
Defiance, the, 404
Defoe, Daniel, 145, 151
de Grasse, Count, 171, 180,
218, 224, 240, 247-8, 314
De Guichen, M., 249
de Heredia, Pedro, 404
De Kinderen, 376
de Laboiie, Baron, 171,180,181
de la Pagerie, M., 315
de Leon, Juan Ponce, 333, 337
deLesseps, Ferdinand, 419, 423
Del Gamo, Captain, 208
de Losada, Diego, 412
de Maintenon, Madame, 313
Demerara, 374, 375
" Demerara crystals,” 439
Demerara Electric Co., Ltd.,
378
Demerara River, 372, 373, 377,
379. 386
de Micoud, Baron, 182
de Nicuesa, Diego, 400, 418
Dennery, 169, 178
D’Ennery, Count, 178
de Ojeda, Alonso, 400, 418
de Orufia, Don Josef, 134
de Ovanda, Nicolas, 333
de Pass, Mr. E. A., 262
de Ponti, 401
Désirade, 311
D’Esnambuc, M., 156, 200,217
de Soto, Hernando, 354
Dessalines, General, 367
d’Estaing, Count, 156, 163,
171, 176, 178, 180
D’Estrées...”
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