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tried to change their situation, took care of his business with great dedication and
wrote down his experiences with precision and interest, because it seems that for
him everything was relevant.
Heinrich Schliemann made a valuable contribution to the knowledge of a very
important period of the development, characteristics and progress of the so called
Pearl of the Antilles. He looked at the Cuban reality from different angles, as a
curious visitor with very sharp eyes and as an experienced business man. After
Christopher Columbus who was the first discoverer of Cuba and Alexander von
Humboldt, who is considered the second, I believe that Schliemann deserves the
title of ‘A new discoverer of Cuba’.
Bibliography:
Easton, D. E., The Schliemann Papers, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Nr, 77,
1982.
Laplante, Eduardo, Isla de Cuba Pintoresca, Archivo Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1852.
López Núnez , Olga, Imágenes de Cuba Colonial, Museo de Bellas Artes de Santender,
Espana, 1998.
Miahle, Federico, La Isla de Cuba Pintoresca, La Habana, 1938.
Schliemann, Heinrich, Schliemann´s Travel Diaries, Section A8, 742-747; Section A9, 33-
65; Section A11, 63-111; Section A16, 1-91.
Illustrations:
All illustrations after the submission of the author.
Dr. Maria Castro
Curator of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art
Museo Nacional de Bella Artes
La Habana, CP 10200
Cuba
mariacastro@bellasartes.co.cu