Havana...This note is about the capital of CubaHavana ( ; Spanish:La Habana,is the capital city,province, major port, andleading commercial centre ofCuba.The city proper has apopulation of 2.1 millioninhabitants,[1][2] and itspans a total of 728.26 km2(281.18 sq mi) – making itthe largest city by area, themost populous city, and thethird largest metropolitanareain the Caribbean region.[1][3] The city extends mostlywestward and southwardfrom the bay, which isentered through a narrowinlet and which divides intothree main harbours:Marimelena, Guanabacoa andAtarés. The sluggish AlmendaresRiver traverses the city fromsouth to north, entering theStraits of Florida a few mileswest of the bay.[4]Havana was founded by theSpanish in the 16th centuryand due to its strategiclocation it served as aspringboard for the Spanishconquest of the continentbecoming a stopping pointfor the treasure ladenSpanish Galleons on thecrossing between the NewWorld and the Old World.King Philip II of Spaingranted H