Havana, Cuba. Laying of the foundation stone for the new Scientific and Literary University on 23 January 1884. The ceremony was presided over by the governor general of the island, General Ignacio Maria del Castillo (1817-1893). The presbyter Doctor Teofilo Martinez de Escobar (1833-1912), professor of Metaphysics at the University, blessed the first stone. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), February 22, 1884.
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Havana, Cuba. Laying of the foundation stone for the new Scientific and Literary University on 23 January 1884. The ceremony was presided over by the governor general of the island, General Ignacio Maria del Castillo (1817-1893). The presbyter Doctor Teofilo Martinez de Escobar (1833-1912), professor of Metaphysics at the University, blessed the first stone. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), February 22, 1884.

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26 juin 2018

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