The Ancient and the Modern Town: Displacement in Central Areas of La Habana during the Colonial Period

Authors

  • Guadalupe García Universidad de Tulane.

Keywords:

City walls, Havana, Urbanization

Abstract

This article examines urbanization in nine­teenth-century colonial Havana. It argues that expansion of the city outside of the walls was a colonial effort aimed at extending the administration’s authority over a city whose demographics were in flux. Urban measures were predicated upon the historical impor­tanc?e of urban spaces to colonial rule.

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Author Biography

  • Guadalupe García, Universidad de Tulane.

    Guadalupe García es profesora en el Departamento de Historia de la Universidad de Tulane. Se especializa en la historia colonial de América Latina con énfasis en Cuba y el Caribe. Actualmente está revisando su primer libro, titulado Más allá de la ciudad amurallada: Exclusión colonial en la Habana.

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Published

2015-06-27

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How to Cite

“The Ancient and the Modern Town: Displacement in Central Areas of La Habana During the Colonial Period”. 2015. Quiroga. Revista de Patrimonio Iberoamericano, no. 7 (June): 22-30. https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/quiroga/article/view/16400.