Students‘ Monument

Students‘ Monument is a monument in Centro Habana, La Habana Province. Students‘ Monument is situated nearby to the park Parque 27 de Noviembre, as well as near the memorial Juan Clemente Zenea Monument.

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Type: Monument
Description: monument dedicated to eight medical students executed by Spanish authorities, Havana, Cuba
Also known as: “Estudiantes de Medicina”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Salvador de la Punta Fortress and Museum of the Revolution.

San Salvador de la Punta Fortress

Castle

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Castillo San Salvador de la Punta is a fortress at the entrance to the bay in Havana, Cuba. San Salvador de la Punta Fortress is situated 100 metres north of Students‘ Monument.

Museum of the Revolution

Museum

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The Museum of the Revolution is located in the Old Havana section of Havana, Cuba, in what was the presidential palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. Museum of the Revolution is situated 430 metres south of Students‘ Monument.

Morro Castle

Castle

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The Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, also known as Castillo del Morro, is a fortress guarding the entrance to the Havana harbor. The design is by the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli. Morro Castle is situated 600 metres north of Students‘ Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Havana and Chinatown.

Havana

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Havana is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to Havana for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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The Havana Chinatown is in the municipality of Centro Habana and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It is considered the second most important in the world, after that of San Francisco in the United States.

Casablanca

Suburb

Casablanca is a ward of the city of Havana, the capital of Cuba, belonging to the municipal borough of Regla. It is situated to the east of the entrance to Havana Harbor.

Students‘ Monument

Category: historic site
Location: Centro Habana, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

23.1453° or 23° 8′ 43″ north

Longitude

-82.35774° or 82° 21′ 28″ west

Open location code

76MV4JWR+4W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 259548822

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q116009808

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Students‘ Monument” goes by many names.

Basque: “Medikuntzako zortzi ikasleen fusilamendua”
Catalan: “Afusellament dels vuit estudiants de Medicina el 27 de novembre de 1871 a l’Havana”
Spanish: “Fusilamiento de los ocho estudiantes de medicina”
Spanish: “Fusilamiento de los Ocho Estudiantes de Medicina”
Spanish: “Monumento a los Estudiantes de Medicina”
Spanish: “Monumento a los Ocho Estudiantes de Medicina (Habana)”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parque 27 de Noviembre and Juan Clemente Zenea Monument.

Nearby Places

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