Matanzas Collection

Transporting Henequen leaves, Matanzas - Cuba, c1910

Varadero Beach, Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba, c1924

Sugar Warehouse Canoeing, San Juan River, Matanzas, Cuba, c1920s
Sugar Warehouse Canoeing, San Juan River, Matanzas, Cuba. [Edicion Jordi], c1920s

Matanzas, Cuba. Almacenes, Rio San Juan. Docks and Warehouses, San Juan River, c1910

Bombardment of Matanzas, (1898), 1920s
Bombardment of Matanzas. The first action of the Spanish-American war was the bombardment of Matanzas, which was carried out by the New York cruiser on 27 April 1898 commanded by William Thomas

Narciso Lopez landing in Cardenas, (1850), 1920s
The landing of Narciso Lopez in Cardenas on 19th of May 1850 with 600 men, seizing the city, they raised the flag of the lone star for the first time in Cuba

Foundation of Matanzas, (1693), 1920s
Matanzas in 1693, was founded 10th October 1693 by Captain General Don Severino Manzanera with thirty families who came from Canarias. In 1684, they began building the castle of San Severino

First drawings of Matanzas, (1680), 1920s
Drawing of Matanzas in 1680. The field Master and Captain General Don Jose Fernandez de Cordova sent the King in 1680 the first drawings of Matanzas so the city could be founded ccordingly

The Spanish Silver Fleet, (1628), 1920s
Silver fleet in 1628. The Dutch Squadron commanded by General Pedro Pieterson Heyn entered Matanzas Bay 8th September 1628 and attacked the Spanish Silver fleet

The Puritan at Matanzas, 1898. The US Navy monitor USS Puritan during the bombardment of the Cuban coastal city of Matanzas early in the Spanish-American War

The garrotte of an inmate, (1888), 1920s
The garrotte of an inmate in 1888. Due to the development of banditry, General Marin declared the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and Santa Clara under siege in 1888

Matanzas, Cuba, 1859. Artist: Lancelot
Matanzas, Cuba, 1859. Matanzas Bay was used by pirates in the 16th and 17th centuries

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