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Cuba - Ermita de la Inmaculada Concepción del Santo Cristo del Potosí. (Ermita del Potosí) (Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Christ of Potosí. Chapel of Potosi)

The historical memory against the enslavement of Africans is present in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of The Holy Christ of Potosí (National Monument) in which at the early date of 1681 Capuchin priests Francisco José de Jaca de Aragón (1645-1686) and Epifanio de Morains de Borgoña (1644-1689) preached and wrote against enslavement of Africans. 

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Cuba

Historical name

Ermita de la Inmaculada Concepción del Santo Cristo del Potosí. (Ermita del Potosí)

Founding Date

1644

Address

Calle Potosí. Dentro del Cementerio Viejo de Guanabacoa (Calle Potosí. In the Old Cemetery of Guanabacoa) , PC: 11100 .

Responsible entity

Catholic Church

Classification

Construction

Category

National monument

Function-Testimony

Religious-ceremonial site

Access level

Free

Current Use

Religious temple

Original use

Religious temple

Property kind

Private