Topographical, Historical, and Statistical Map of the City of San Salvador De Bayamo. (Plano Topográfico, Histórico Y Estadístico De La Ciudad De San Salvador De Bayamo) 1841

Old map of Bayamo, Cuba, Granma.

developed city, with many churches, a hospital, jail, chapter house, theater, and other public buildings. The scale is given in varas castellanas (Castilian yards, an old unit of measurement that varied with time and place, equivalent to about 0.84 meters). Below the map are geographical, historical, and statistical notes on Bayamo and a chronology of important events from 1551 to 1836. Founded by Governor Diego Velázquez on the November, 5, 1513, as San Salvador de Bayamo, it was the second city established in Cuba by the Spanish. Today it is the chief municipality of Granma Province. It is one of the most important and wealthiest cities in Cuban history, a major industrial city and a center of economic, social, and cultural development for the province. It is also considered the birthplace of Cuban nationality, where for the first time the national anthem of Cuba was sung.

Created by F. Cosnier, Carlos Roca, Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez in 1841.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• "Plate 2 in Atlas Cubano (The Cuban atlas), 1841"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
• Original resource extent: 1 map ; paper : 39 x 50 centimeters.
• Original resource at: National Library of Cuba "José Martí".
• Content in Spanish.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

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1841

Bayamo

Carlos Roca

Cuba

F. Cosnier

Granma

Map

Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez

Statistics

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