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'''Fuente de la India''' ("''Fountain of the Indian woman''") is a fountain by [[Giuseppe Gaggini]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], at the south extreme of [[Paseo del Prado, Havana|Paseo del Prado]], about 100 m south of [[El Capitolio]], between Monte and Dragones Streets, in front of the [[Hotel Saratoga]]. The figure represents the Indian woman "Habana" in whose honor Havana was named.<ref name=t>{{Cite web|url=http://edicionesanteriores.trabajadores.cu/proposiciones/cuba%20por%20dentro/jrb-fuente-india.htm|author=Semanario Trabajadores|title=La Fuente de la India, escultura emblemática de la capital cubana.|language=Spanish|accessdate=20 Nov 2009}}</ref>
'''Fuente de la India''' ("''Fountain of the Indian woman''") is a fountain by [[Giuseppe Gaggini]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], at the south extreme of [[Paseo del Prado, Havana|Paseo del Prado]], about 100 m south of [[El Capitolio]], between Monte and Dragones Streets. The figure represents the Indian woman "Habana" in whose honor Havana was named.<ref name=t>{{Cite web|url=http://edicionesanteriores.trabajadores.cu/proposiciones/cuba%20por%20dentro/jrb-fuente-india.htm|author=Semanario Trabajadores|title=La Fuente de la India, escultura emblemática de la capital cubana.|language=es|access-date=20 Nov 2009}}</ref>


Originally (1837) it was placed outside the city walls at the end of the Alameda which today is the Paseo del Prado. From 1803 until that time a statue of King [[Charles III of Spain|Carlos III]] was located there. Its opening was an event in the then still young town of San Cristobal. In 1863, by resolution of Council, the fountain was moved to the [[Parque Central (Havana)|Parque Central]]. In 1928, when the adjacent area became the [[Plaza de la Fraternidad]], it was put back in its current position, i.e. its initial one.<ref name=t/>
Originally (1837) it was placed outside the city walls at the end of the Alameda which today is the Paseo del Prado. From 1803 until that time a statue of King [[Charles III of Spain|Carlos III]] was located there. Its opening was an event in the then still young town of San Cristobal. In 1863, by the resolution of Council, the fountain was moved to the [[Parque Central, Havana|Parque Central]]. In 1875 it was put back in its current position, i.e. its initial one but facing towards the then called Campo de Marte.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cubaenlamemoria.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/fuente-de-la-india-o-de-la-noble-habana/|author=Derubin Jacome|title=Fuente de la India o de la Noble Habana|language=es|access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> In 1928, when the adjacent area became the Plaza de la Fraternidad, the statue was rotated 90° to face the new Capitolio building.


==History==
==History==
[[File:La-India---1860.jpg|thumb|left|The fountain in 1860.]]
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The fountain, was built at the initiative of the Conde de Villanueva Don Claudio Martinez de Pinillos. It was brought from Italy in 1837, and was modeled in [[Carrara]] by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Gaggini. About 3m high, India is a fountain of white marble on a rectangular pedestal with four dolphins, one on each corner, whose tongues are dispensers that pour water on the huge shells that form its base.<ref name=t/>
[[File:Havana Capitolio under construction.jpg|thumb|left|The fountain, with the Capitolio under construction. ca 1929.]]
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The fountain, was built at the initiative of the Count of Villanueva Don Claudio Martinez de Pinillos. It was brought from Italy in 1837, and was modeled in [[Carrara]] by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Gaggini. About 3m high, India is a fountain of white marble on a rectangular pedestal with four dolphins, one on each corner, whose tongues are dispensers that pour water on the huge shells that form its base.<ref name=t/>


On a marble rock sits the beautiful young Indian woman looking to the east as if searching for some long-lost thing on the horizon. Her face is that of an Indian, but, and this is one of the strongest criticisms towards its creator, the statue shows a typical profile of a Greek woman, which, for its time, was the epitome of female perfection. She wears a crown of feathers over her left shoulder and a quiver full of arrows is fastened to her left shoulder, while with her right hand she holds the upper end of an oval shield, which bears the original symbols of the city. In her left hand she carries the cornucopia of Amalthea, but the Italian artist replaced European fruits with Cuban ones, and it is topped with a pineapple. Her image is highlighted by a pedestal adorned with laurels and garlands, which four large dolphins support.<ref name=t/>
On a rock sits the young Indian woman looking to the east as if searching for some long-lost thing on the horizon. Her face is that of an Indian, but, and this is one of the strongest criticisms towards its creator, the statue shows a typical profile of a Greek woman, which, for its time, was the epitome of female perfection. She wears a crown of feathers over her left shoulder and a quiver full of arrows is fastened to her left shoulder, while with her right hand she holds the upper end of an oval shield, which bears the original symbols of the city. In her left hand she carries the cornucopia of Amalthea, but the Italian artist replaced European fruits with Cuban ones, and it is topped with a pineapple. Her image is highlighted by a pedestal adorned with laurels and garlands, which four large dolphins support.<ref name=t/>

The fountain is presently sited facing due north so that the face of the Havana sculpture is always in shadow.
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=125px style="text-align:left">
<gallery>

File:Fuente de la India Cuba 20160313.jpg
File:Palacioo de Aldana from the Campo Marte. Havana, Cuba.jpg|The fountain showing the [[Palacio de Aldama]] from the Campo Marte. Havana, Cuba
File:Havana Capitolio under construction.jpg
File:Hotel Saratoga - 1895's.jpg|The fountain facing west with the later [[hotel Saratoga]] in the background (1895).
File:Fuente de la India (Havana).jpg|The elevation and rotation of the statue in 1928.
</gallery>
</gallery>

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==References==
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{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://compass.fivecolleges.edu/collections/digital-photographic-archive-historic-havana/ Digital Photographic Archive of Historic Havana]
* [http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Fuente_de_la_India "Fuente de la India", ''EcuRed''] (Cuban state wiki)


{{Portal|Cuba}}
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{{Havana landmarks}}
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{{EB1911 poster|Havana}}
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{{Havana landmarks}}


[[Category:Fountains in Cuba]]
[[Category:Fountains in Cuba]]

Latest revision as of 02:35, 2 November 2023

Fuente de la India
Postcard of the fountain, circa 1900
ArtistGiuseppe Gaggini
Year1837 inauguration
MediumCarrara marble
SubjectIndigenous allegory of Havana
Dimensions300 cm × 600 cm (120 in × 240 in)
ConditionNot working
Location Havana
Coordinates23°7′59.78″N 82°21′30.1″W / 23.1332722°N 82.358361°W / 23.1332722; -82.358361

Fuente de la India ("Fountain of the Indian woman") is a fountain by Giuseppe Gaggini in Havana, Cuba, at the south extreme of Paseo del Prado, about 100 m south of El Capitolio, between Monte and Dragones Streets. The figure represents the Indian woman "Habana" in whose honor Havana was named.[1]

Originally (1837) it was placed outside the city walls at the end of the Alameda which today is the Paseo del Prado. From 1803 until that time a statue of King Carlos III was located there. Its opening was an event in the then still young town of San Cristobal. In 1863, by the resolution of Council, the fountain was moved to the Parque Central. In 1875 it was put back in its current position, i.e. its initial one but facing towards the then called Campo de Marte.[2] In 1928, when the adjacent area became the Plaza de la Fraternidad, the statue was rotated 90° to face the new Capitolio building.

History

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The fountain in 1860.
The fountain, with the Capitolio under construction. ca 1929.

The fountain, was built at the initiative of the Count of Villanueva Don Claudio Martinez de Pinillos. It was brought from Italy in 1837, and was modeled in Carrara by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Gaggini. About 3m high, India is a fountain of white marble on a rectangular pedestal with four dolphins, one on each corner, whose tongues are dispensers that pour water on the huge shells that form its base.[1]

On a rock sits the young Indian woman looking to the east as if searching for some long-lost thing on the horizon. Her face is that of an Indian, but, and this is one of the strongest criticisms towards its creator, the statue shows a typical profile of a Greek woman, which, for its time, was the epitome of female perfection. She wears a crown of feathers over her left shoulder and a quiver full of arrows is fastened to her left shoulder, while with her right hand she holds the upper end of an oval shield, which bears the original symbols of the city. In her left hand she carries the cornucopia of Amalthea, but the Italian artist replaced European fruits with Cuban ones, and it is topped with a pineapple. Her image is highlighted by a pedestal adorned with laurels and garlands, which four large dolphins support.[1]

The fountain is presently sited facing due north so that the face of the Havana sculpture is always in shadow.

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  • The fountain showing the Palacio de Aldama from the Campo Marte. Havana, Cuba
    The fountain showing the Palacio de Aldama from the Campo Marte. Havana, Cuba
  • The fountain facing west with the later hotel Saratoga in the background (1895).
    The fountain facing west with the later hotel Saratoga in the background (1895).
  • The elevation and rotation of the statue in 1928.
    The elevation and rotation of the statue in 1928.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Semanario Trabajadores. "La Fuente de la India, escultura emblemática de la capital cubana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 Nov 2009.
  2. ^ Derubin Jacome. "Fuente de la India o de la Noble Habana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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