ARQUITECTURA DEFENSIVA Y URBANISMO EN MATANZAS. UN PROYECTO DE BATERÍA Y DÁRSENA DEL INGENIERO MILITAR CARLOS BENÍTEZ DE 1839

Ignacio J. López-Hernández

doi:10.12795/LA.2015.i27.40

DEFENSIVE ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM IN MATANZAS. A CARLOS BENITEZ’S PROJECT FOR A BATTERY AND A DOCK OF 1839

Authors

Ignacio J. López-Hernández University of Seville. Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/LA.2015.i27.40

Keywords:

Carlos Benítez, Cuba, Defensive architecture, Matanzas, Urbanism

Abstract

The Cuban city of Matanzas is one of the most representative examples of urban and defensive experimentations in Cuba during the Spanish presence. In this paper it is studied an example of this circumstance, a project for a battery and a dock for the port of Matanzas, designed by the military engineer Carlos Benítez in 1839.