Bible Encyclopedias
Havana

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Haüy, René Just

Next Entry
Havel

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
Webster Dictionary
• Havana
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Havana
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Havana
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Havana

Fortified capital of the island of Cuba, in the West Indies; has a spacious and securely sheltered harbour, an old Spanish cathedral, a university, botanical garden, and several fine theatres; the town is ill laid out, badly drained, and subject to yellow fever; the staple industries are the raising of tobacco and sugar, and the manufacture of cigars.