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Modern, Colonial, Free: The Production of Space in 19 th century Havana

Modern, Colonial, Free: The Production of Space in 19 th century Havana. Why Havana? . Colonial. Modern? 1791 - Population: 51,307. 1792 Sociedad Economica de Amigos del Pais established. Palace built. 1794 - Charity and Maternity Asylum opens.

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Modern, Colonial, Free: The Production of Space in 19 th century Havana

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  1. Modern, Colonial, Free: The Production of Space in 19th century Havana

  2. Why Havana?

  3. Colonial

  4. Modern? 1791 - Population: 51,307. 1792 SociedadEconomica de Amigos del Pais established. Palace built. 1794 - Charity and Maternity Asylum opens. 1811 - Population: 94,023. 1813 - El Lucero de la Habana newspaper begins publication. (New York Times, 1851) 1817 - Botanical Gardens established. (New York Botanical Gardens, 1888) 1834 - President's Palace built 1835 - Fernando VII aqueduct constructed. (flush toilets to follow—in NY, late 19th century 1837 - Railway (Havana-Bejucal), (Spain, 1848) Mercado de Cristina, and city jail constructed. 1838 - Great Theatre of Havana opens.

  5. 1739

  6. 1828

  7. 1831

  8. 1851

  9. Fort Vancouver 1859

  10. What is space? • Henri Lefebvre • The Production of Space, 1974 • What is a city?

  11. Terms to watch for in text • Intramuros • Extramuros • Miguel Tacón • Peninsulares • Criollos • Questions for reading: • How do we put these histories together? • How can we insert social and cultural histories into history of the city? • Can we extend the social analysis beyond 1850s? • What would the city have sounded, smelled, felt, and looked like? • How does this history compare with other urban histories you are familiar with?

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