About the book
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 local Cuban sources, Alejandro de la Fuente provides the first examination of the transformation of Havana into a vibrant Atlantic port city and the fastest-growing urban center in the Americas in the late sixteenth century. He shows how local ambitions took advantage of the imperial design and situates Havana within the slavery and economic systems of the colonial Atlantic.
Editions of Havana and the Atlantic in the Sixteenth Century
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807831922
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807871874
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807878064
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469603544
- EBook
- ISBN 9798893133134
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890882929
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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 local Cuban sources, Alejandro de la Fuente provides the first examination of the transformation of Havana into a vibrant Atlantic port city and the fastest-growing urban center in the Americas in the late sixteenth century. He shows how local ambitions took advantage of the imperial design and situates Havana within the slavery and economic systems of the colonial Atlantic.
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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 local Cuban sources, Alejandro de la Fuente provides the first examination of the transformation of Havana into a vibrant Atlantic port city and the fastest-growing urban center in the Americas in the late sixteenth century. He shows how local ambitions took advantage of the imperial design and situates Havana within the slavery and economic systems of the colonial Atlantic.
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History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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How long is Havana and the Atlantic in the Sixteenth Century and how many pages does it have?
Havana and the Atlantic in the Sixteenth Century has 304 page(s)
Is Havana and the Atlantic in the Sixteenth Century part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Envisioning Cuba
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Havana and the Atlantic in the Sixteenth Century?
Alejandro de la Fuente, Bernardo Iglesias Delgado, César García del Pino
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Havana and the Atlantic in the Sixteenth Century is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807831922) and paperback(ISBN 9780807871874) and ebook(ISBN 9780807878064) and ebook(ISBN 9781469603544) and ebook(ISBN 9798893133134) and pdf(ISBN 9798890882929)
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