Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba

Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba is part of the Tentative list of Cuba in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

The Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba comprise 8 components testifying to the impact of slavery in Cuba for almost four centuries. They include mines, sugar mills and coffee plantations, forms of land use that relied heavily on enslaved workers. Also, it holds more symbolic sites such as the Monument to the Cimarrón in El Cobre and the Church of Nuestra Señora de Regla where Catholic and African elements are mixed.

Map of Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba

The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.

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Site Info

Full Name: Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba
Country: Cuba
Added: 2024
Type: Cultural
Categories: Human activity - Sites of Memory
Link: By ID

Site History

2024 Added to Tentative List

Site Links

Unesco Website: Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba

Locations

The site has 8 locations

Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba: Sierra del Rosario Cultural Landscape (T)

Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba: Remains of Angerona Coffee Plantation (T)

Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba: Church of Nuestra Señora de Regla (T)

Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba: Remains of Alejandría Sugar Mill (T)

Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba: San Severino Castle (T)

Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba: Remains of Triunvirato Sugar Mill (T)

Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba: Remains of Demajagua Sugar Mill (T)

Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba: El Cobre Cultural Landscape (T)

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