Spain claimed Aruba in 1499, but the Spanish thought it was useless, and left it for the Dutch to colonize.
Havana’s first-ever urban center. Within its boundaries lies the Templete (Small Temple or Chapel), the one building where, as tradition has it, the first Mass and town hall of the village were ever held.
Spain claimed Aruba in 1499, but the Spanish thought it was useless, and left it for the Dutch to colonize.