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Havana (/həˈvænə/; Spanish: La Habana, [la aˈβana] ( listen)) is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of 726.75 km2 (280.60 sq mi) — making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the fourth largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region. The city extends mostly westward and southward from the bay, which is entered through a narrow inlet and which divides into three main harbours: Marimelena, Guanabacoa and Atarés. The sluggish Almendares River traverses the city from south to north, entering the Straits of Florida a few miles west of the bay.
Havana was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century and due to its strategic location it served as a springboard for the Spanish conquest of the continent becoming a stopping point for the treasure laden Spanish Galleons on the crossing between the New World and the Old World. King Philip II of Spain granted Havana the title of City in 1592. Walls as well as forts were built to protect the old city. The sinking of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana's harbor in 1898 was the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War.
Viajei hasta Habana
En búsqueda de un amor
Fué bailar em Tropicana
En una noche de calor
Yo tomé una cuba libre
Y me pusé a bailar
Encontré una chica
Llamada Libertad
Una chica mui estraña
Com pelos a cortar
Un quepe de campanã
Y "jaruto" a fumar
Me quedé estarecido
E puse a reparar
Que la criolla Libertad
Era o “jefe” a bailar
Habana, Habana, habana que estoy caliente
Habana, Habana, habana mi Libertad
Una muchacha mui estraña
Com los pelos a cortar
Y un viejo quepe de campanã
Y un "jaruto" a fumar
El capitán se me acercó
Y me puse en paredón
Y despacito me ordenó
“ Baila comigo corazón”
Yo no puedo bailar
Por que soy de Cochabamba
Ya estaba de partida… ehhh
Y viva la revolución!!
Habana, Habana, habana que estoy caliente
Habana, Habana, habana mi Libertad
Habana, Habana, habana que estoy caliente
Habana, Habana, habana mi General
El capitán se me acercó
Y me puse en paredón
Y despacito me ordenó
“Baila comigo maricón”
Habana, Habana, habana que estoy caliente
Habana, Habana, habana mi General
Habana, Habana, habana que estoy caliente
Habana, Habana, habana en otro lugar