Havana
City
Capital of Cuba and Spain's main port in the Caribbean for centuries.
Held by
- 1789 – August 24, 1821 Viceroyalty of New Spain
- July 17, 1821 – April 10, 1899 Spain
- December 10, 1898 – April 10, 1899 Cuba
- April 11, 1899 – May 19, 1902 United States
- May 20, 1902 – September 27, 1906 Cuba
- September 28, 1906 – February 5, 1909 United States
- since February 6, 1909 Cuba
Capital of
- 1607 – December 10, 1898 Captaincy General of Cuba
- since December 10, 1898 Cuba
Events here 5
- November 9, 1870 Battle of Havana (1870)
- February 15, 1898 Sinking of the USS Maine
- April 21 – August 13, 1898 Spanish-American War
- July 26, 1953 – January 1, 1959 Cuban Revolution
- October 16–29, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis