Puerto de Carenas and not Havana

Mouth of the Almendares River - Panoramio-132276107 Photo Xiaotong Gao
Mouth of the Almendares River – Panoramio-132276107 Photo Xiaotong Gao

“…Until our Lord Jesus Christ took us to Puerto de Carenas, where is now populated the Village of Havana, which in other times used to be called Puerto de Carenas, and not Havana.” (Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Verdadera historia de los sucesos de la conquista de la Nueva-España)

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Be aware of the grandpas!

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