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| Ignacio Agramonte | |
 Calle Zulueta drawn on partal 1909 Habana map by Baedeker | |
| North end | Caller Arsenal |
|---|---|
| Major junctions | Calle Neptuno, Calle Dragones |
| South end | Capdevila (Cárcel) |
| Other | |
| Known for | Havana walls |
Calle Zulueta is a street that follows the exterior line of the old defense wall of Havana, Cuba. It runs south from Calle Arsenal, going slightly southwest, then south at the intersection with Calle Neptuno, then south southeast at Calle Dragones.[1] It marks one of the limits of theParque Central and passes thePlaza hotel, and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Trocadero, between Zulueta y Monserrate),Sloppy Joe's bar. It runs parallel toCalle Monserrate.
Calle Zulueta runs north from its southern intersection with Calle Cárcel north to theHavana Central railway station on Calle Arsenal. Calle Ignacio Agramonte is its official name given in 1909, the locals to the present call it by the name it received in 1874: Calle Zulueta.[2]
Its name honors of the potentate DonJulián de Zulueta, 1st Marquis of Álava, a colonel of the Volunteer Corps, president of the Spanish Casino, municipal deputy mayor, interim political governor on several occasions in which he rendered notable services to the city of Havana in terms of charity and public works. Julián Zulueta was a staunch defender of slave trafficking.[a][1]
The main character of Guillermo Cabrera Infante'sLa Habana para un infante difunto family moves to Calle Zulueta:[3]
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