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A 1639
watercolor
painting of
Havana Harbor
,
Cuba
. The recorded
history of Cuba
dates to 1492, with the arrival of
Christopher Columbus
on his
first voyage
to the Americas. Prior to that, the island had been inhabited by the
Guanajatabey
,
Ciboney
and
Taíno
peoples. By 1514, the
Spanish
had founded a settlement that eventually became
Havana
.
Artist: Joan Vinckeboons; Restoration:
Lise Broer
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