{"id":10950,"date":"2024-11-16T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T14:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/?p=10950"},"modified":"2024-11-16T16:01:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T21:01:05","slug":"cuban-authorities-congratulate-havana-on-its-505th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/cuban-authorities-congratulate-havana-on-its-505th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban authorities congratulate Havana on its 505th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lahabana.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lahabana.png 598w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/lahabana-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>Guantanamo.- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CCPCC), and President of the Republic, Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel congratulated this Saturday the country&#8217;s capital on the occasion of the celebration of the 505th anniversary of the village of San Crist\u00f3bal de La Habana.<\/p>\n<p>In his account in X, the dignitary showed his confidence in the recovery of the city affected by Hurricane Rafael, last November 6th.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor you, to see closed the wounds left by the hurricane and those opened by the relentless weather, we will work without rest, every day, standing and fighting,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>On the same social network, the president of the National Assembly of People&#8217;s Power and the Council of State, Esteban Lazo Hern\u00e1ndez, also congratulated the city and described it as an emblematic town of history, culture and traditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking tirelessly in the recovery after the hurricane and for a more beautiful city every day will be the best tribute,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In X, the member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the CCPCC, Roberto Morales Ojeda, also paid tribute to the capital and recalled the historian Eusebio Leal (1942-2020), who dedicated his life to its care and restoration.<\/p>\n<p>Tradition recognizes the date of foundation as November 16, 1519, when the Spanish conqueror Diego Vel\u00e1zquez, on behalf of the kings of Spain, established its third and definitive settlement.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Statistics Office (ONE), the province of Havana has 49 neighborhoods, 329 districts and 36 population settlements, for a total of 414 officially recognized spatial units or localities.<\/p>\n<p>In 1982, its historic center, Old Havana, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and in 2014 Havana was chosen as one of the Seven Wonder Cities of the World for representing the global diversity of urban society<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guantanamo.- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CCPCC), and President of the Republic, Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel congratulated this Saturday the country&#8217;s capital on the occasion of the celebration of the 505th anniversary of the village of San Crist\u00f3bal de La Habana. 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