![]() The Alameda de Paula was the first promenade in Cuba, designed and constructed in 1776 by Antonio Fernández de Trebejos y Zaldívar, following the instructions of the Laureano de Torres y Ayala, it was created on the site of the old Rincón refuse dump. Showing Alameda de Paula with the Hospital and Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula. Restoration įrédéric Mialhe_ Álbum pintoresco de la Isla de Cuba. The Office of the City Historian restored the stained glass windows. There is a belfry in the front, but the 3 bells were never be recovered after the hurricane of 1730. The façade has a central arched doorway and columns at the sides, typical of Spanish churches. Havana Central Railroads, however, was able to bring down the hospital upon approval from the relevant authorities at the time.Īn example of the pre-Churrigueresque Baroque style, the floor plan of the Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula is typologically similar to the Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís as both ground plans are based on a Latin cross. Their efforts not only stopped the demolition of the church but also got it listed as National Monument in 1944. The Central Railroad's several attempts to acquire and eventually demolish the church were frustrated by the opposition of historian Emilio Roig de Leuchsenring and anthropologist don Fernando Ortiz. company, in 1907 attempted to acquire the temple for its own corporate use. His party is celebrated on April 2.īoth buildings were completely destroyed by a hurricane in 1730 and were rebuilt and enlarged in 1745 in the Baroque style we see today, resulting in the Royal Hospital of Havana and the Church of San Francisco de Paula. ![]() San Francisco de Paula (1416-1507) was a hermit, famous for his humility and his miracles. The Presbyter of the Cathedral of Havana, don Nicolás Estévez Borges, in 1664 ordered the construction of a Hospital for Women and an adjoining church devoted to Saint Francis of Paola who was one of the founders of the Roman Catholic Order of the Minims. In 1776, it was the most important hospital in Havana, there were several generations of famous doctors that trained here. Towards the end of the 17th century, the first stone of what would be the hospital for women and the church of San Francisco de Paula was placed, the buildings were expanded in 1731 with the support and donations from the City Council and orders of the different General Captains in command of the island. Hospital and Iglesia San Francisco de Paula in 1900.
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