Plaza de Armas

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The first known public square of Havana

Plaza de Armas (Armas Square) was not always a public place - in the 16th century, most of the plaza was occupied by the Castillo de la Real Fuerza, and its keeper, Diego Quiñones, turned it into a maneuver ground in 1584. Before this, the square was known as Plaza de la Iglesia (Church Square).