Instituto Técnico Militar

This article is about the school in Cuba. For the school in Florida, see Belen Jesuit Preparatory School.

Further information: Colegio de Belén, Havana

Educational in Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba

Instituto Técnico Militar

Former names| Colegio de Belén, Havana
General information
Type| Educational
Architectural style| Eclectic
Location| Marianao
Town or city| Ciudad de La Habana
Country| Cuba
Coordinates| 23°05′46″N 82°25′01″W﻿ / ﻿23.096°N 82.417°W﻿ / 23.096; -82.417
Current tenants| Cuban military
Opened| 1961
Owner| Cuban military
Technical details
Structural system| Steel frame
Floor count| 4
Grounds| 190,000 m2
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Leonardo Morales y Pedroso
Architecture firm| Morales & Cia

The Instituto Técnico Militar (lit. Technical Military Institute), originally designed as the Colegio de Belén, Havana, is located at 45th and 66th streets in Marianao, Havana, Cuba.[1]

## History

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Colegio de Belén (1854-1925)

Her Majesty Isabella II, Queen of Spain, issued a royal charter in the year 1854 founding the Colegio de Belén (Belen School) in Havana, Cuba. Belen School began its educational work in the building formerly occupied by the convent and convalescent hospital of Our Lady of Belen.

## Instituto

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In 1961 the government of Fidel Castro (himself a graduate of Belen) confiscated all private and religious schools in Cuba. Castro expelled the Jesuits and declared the government of Cuba an atheist government.[2] Castro's government nationalized businesses and banks, confiscating more than $1 billion in American-owned property. Thousands of those dubbed “enemies of the revolution” were executed or imprisoned, and the school curriculum was reshaped by communist doctrine. Free speech was not an option, and the Cuban socialist press was an extension of the government.[3]

## See also

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* Colegio de Belén, Havana
* Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
* List of Jesuit sites

## References

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1. ^ Cuba Annual Report: 1985 p82 Voice of America-Radio Marti Program, Office of Research and Policy, United States Information Agency - 1987 "The first of February 1987 marked the twentieth anniversary of the Technical Military Institute (Instituto Técnico Militar — ITM), currently ..."
2. ^ "RELIGIOUS REPRESSION IN CUBA: Its Evolution and Present Status". Retrieved 2018-10-11.
3. ^ "Fidel Castro: From Catholic schoolboy to dictator". USA Today. Retrieved 2018-10-11.

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Havana landmarks

Buildings|

| Government|

* El Capitolio
* Palacio de los Capitanes Generales
* Palacio del Segundo Cabo
* Cuartel de Milicias

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Fortifications|

* La Cabaña
* Castillo de la Real Fuerza
* Castillo San Salvador de la Punta
* Morro Castle
* Castillo del Príncipe
* Torreón de la Chorrera
* Santa Clara Battery
* Batería de la de la Reina†
* Torreón de San Lázaro†
* Castillo de Atarés

Banks|

* Bank of Nova Scotia†
* Royal Bank of Canada†

Education|

* Colegio de Belén†
* Candler College and Colegio Buenavista†
* Colegio Nacional de Arquitectos de Cuba
* Escuela Latinoamericana de Ciencias Médicas
* Instituto Técnico Militar
* University of Havana

Entertainment|

* Bandstand of el Prado†
* Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva
* Sans Souci Cabaret†
* Club Náutico
* José Martí Anti-Imperialist Platform
* Oriental Park Racetrack†
* Radiocentro CMQ Building
* Havana Jai alai†
* Tropicana Club

Food and drink|

* Modelo Brewery†
* Bacardí Building
* Floridita
* Heladería Coppelia
* Sloppy Joe's
* Bodeguita del Medio

Hospitals|

* Maternidad Obrera de Marianao
* Carlos J. Finlay Military Hospital
* Havana Psychiatric Hospital
* Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital
* Hospital de San Lázaro†

Hotels|

* Hotel Pasaje†
* Hotel San Carlos†
* Hotel Saratoga
* Hotel Perla de Cuba†
* Royal Palm Hotel
* Rosita De Hornedo Hotel
* Hotel Ambos Mundos
* Hotel NH Capri La Habana
* Hotel Deauville
* Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana
* Hotel Habana Riviera by Iberostar
* Hotel Inglaterra
* Hotel Nacional de Cuba
* Hotel Plaza
* Hotel Sevilla
* Hotel Tryp Habana Libre
* Meliá Cohiba Hotel

Infrastructure|

* Acueducto de Albear
* Havana Tunnel
* Royal Shipyard of Havana†

Museums|

* Museo de Artes Decorativas
* Museo del Aire†
* Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana
* Museo Napoleónico
* Museo de la Revolución

Religious|

* Abdallah Mosque
* Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís
* Temple Beth Shalom
* Catedral de La Habana
* Iglesia de Jesús de Miramar
* Iglesia del Espíritu Santo
* Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula
* Iglesia Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje
* Iglesia de Santa María del Rosario
* San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary
* Casa de Beneficencia y Maternidad†
* Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Cathedral
* Seminario Teológico Adventista
* Nuestra Señora de Belén
* Hermitage of the Catalans, Havana

Theatres|

* Coliseo of Havana†
* Gaia
* Gran Teatro de La Habana
* Teatro Amadeo Roldán
* Teatro Hubert de Blanck
* Teatro Karl Marx
* Teatro Martí
* Teatro Miramar
* Teatro Nacional
* Teatro Tacón†

Transport|

* Central Railway Station
* Ciudad Libertad Airport
* José Martí International Airport
* Managua Airport

Other buildings|

* Palacio de Aldama
* Palacio de la Marquesa de Villalba
* FOCSA Building
* La Mansión de Mark Pollack†
* Lonja del Comercio
* López Serrano Building
* National Library José Martí
* Edificio del Seguro Médico
* Plaza del Vapor†
* Villa Marista

Monuments|

| Memorials|

* El Templete
* Antonio Maceo monument
* José Martí Memorial
* USS Maine monument
* Memorial to the Soviet Internationalist Soldier
* Monumento El Cacahual

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Sculptures|

* Christ of Havana
* Fuente de la India
* Fuente de los Leones

Areas|

| Natural|

* Almendares River
* Havana Harbor
* Caleta de San Lazaro†

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Neighborhoods|

* Arroyo Naranjo
* Barrio de San Lázaro
* Boyeros (Calabazar, Santiago de las Vegas and Wajay
* Cayo Hueso
* Centro Habana
* Cerro
* Cotorro
* Diez de Octubre (La Víbora)
* Guanabacoa
* Marianao
* Habana del Este (Alamar, Cojímar and Guanabo)
* Habana Vieja
* La Lisa (Punta Brava)
* Plaza de la Revolución (Vedado)
* Playa (Miramar, Puentes Grandes and Santa Fe)
* Regla (Casablanca)
* San Miguel del Padrón (Diezmero)

Squares, parks, and gardens|

* Paseo de Tacón
* Amphitheatre of Old Havana
* Quinta de los molinos
* La Alameda de Paula
* Parque Central
* Parque de la Fraternidad (formerly Campo de Marte}
* Paseo del Prado
* John Lennon Park
* Plaza de la Catedral
* Plaza de la Revolución
* Plaza de San Francisco de Asís
* Plaza Vieja

Streets|

* Obispo Street
* La Rampa
* Malecón
* Calle Monserrate
* Calle Zulueta

Urbanism|

* Havana Plan Piloto
* Arco de Belén, Havana

Cemeteries|

* Colon Cemetery
* Espada Cemetery†

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