Havana: History, Former Names & Timeline

Assembly port of Spain's treasure fleets and fortress city of the Caribbean, today capital of Cuba.

Map showing Havana in 1880 — Border map for 1880. See the world in 1880.

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Former names of Havana

From	Name	Note
1519	San Cristóbal de La Habana

Timeline of Havana

Year	Event
1519	Havana moves to its present site
1762	British forces capture Havana
1898	The USS Maine explodes in the harbour and the Spanish–American War begins
1959	The Cuban Revolution triumphs
1962	The Cuban Missile Crisis

Who ruled Havana

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

Period	State
500 BC–799	Caribbean hunter-gatherers
800–999	Ciboney
1000–1491	Guanahatabeyes
1492–1499	Taino
1500–1599	Unclaimed / no data
1600–1782	Cuba (Spain)
1783–1913	Spain
1914–today	Cuba

Famous people of Havana

Lived	Person
1853 – 1895	José Martí	Cuban poet and independence leader