Teatro Villanueva

Located on Calle Morro, it was inaugurated in February 1847 under the name Circo Habanero.

The owner was Miguel Nin y Pons, a protégé of the Count of Villanueva, Claudio Martínez de Pinillos.

The theatre has a special pace in the lore of Cuban independence from Spain.

On 22 January 1869, auxiliary military forces consisting of Spanish criollos (also known as the Volunteer Corps) opened fire on theatre attendees.

The teenager José Martí and his teacher Rafael María de Mendive [es] were reportedly in the vicinity; soon after, Martí released his revolutionary poem Abdala.