Cuba - Batey del Ingenio Manaca Iznaga (Hamlet of the Manaca Iznaga sugar mill)

This is one of the most representative groups of sugar mills of the Valle de los Ingenios, which became a village. The main house, the bell tower and slave hamlet are preserved. The bell tower is a symbol of the colonial architecture of Trinidad. It was built during the first years of the 19th century and restored in 1887.

Other data of interest

Cuba

Founding Date

18th century

Address

Poblado Manaca Iznaga, Valle de los Ingenios, Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus

Responsible entity

Office of the Curator of Trinidad and the Valle de los Ingenios

Management plan

Classification

Agro-industrial complex

Function-Testimony

Multipurpose

Access level

Free

Current Use

Dwellings, site museum and tourist facilities

Original use

Sugar agricultural-industrial complex

Property kind

Mixed

Expressions of intangible heritage associated

People of African ancestry who keep their cultural traditions alive are predominant in the current settlement.

Declarations

World Heritage as part of the Valle de los Ingenios. 1988