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| Old Manila (top) and Habana Vieja (bottom) were port cities that book-ended the two extremes of the profitable galleon trade of the Spanish Empire during colonial times. |
Something interesting happened when I attended the "Colloquium on the Pacific" hosted by the Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas
of the Institute Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). The event celebrated the
500th anniversary of the “discovery” of the Pacific Ocean by the
Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa. At the event, I had the honor of meeting Don Benito Legarda, one of the Philippines’ most prominent historians. Dr. Legarda gave me interesting insights regarding the links of Manila and Havana. Read More ...
wow, you met a historian ... i am sure you had very interesting conversation with him
ReplyDeleteyour camparison of the two cities helped me to imagine Havana
i should try to visit Cafe Havana in Greenbelt when I will be home in Dec
If you visit Havana one of these days, go see the real Cafe Havana along the Malecon. It's one of the best bar/disco in Havana.
Deletei hope to have a chnace to visit Havana and the Cafe Havana there, the real thing.
DeleteI visited the Cafe La Habana in DF. Sabi nila doon daw sa lugar na yun nag meeting si Che at Fidel