La Habana in Centro Habana, Cuba — Occidental Region (Caribbean Region of the Americas)
Primeras conversaciones telefónicas en lengua española
First telephone conversations in Spanish
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, December 29, 2016
1. Primeras conversaciones telefónicas en lengua española Marker
Entre el cuartelillo del Cuerpo de Bomberos del Comercio de La Habana, situado en la calle de San Ignacio no 103 (actual 209) y el domicilio del vicepresidente de dicho cuerpo, D. Juan M. Muíses, situado en este lugar (Calle de la Amargura no 23 actual 110), tuvieron lugar las primeras conversaciones telefónicas en lengua española de que hay noticia, la primera, el 31 de octubre de 1877, a modo de ensayo, la segunda, con carácter de demostración pública, el 2 de noviembre del propio año.
Se coloca esta placa como recuerdo de tan relevante acontecimiento para la historia de las telecomunicaciones iberoamericanas.
La Habana, 2 de noviembre de 2009
Between the small firehouse of the Havana Commerce Fire Brigade, located at 103 San Ignacio Street (now 209), and the residence of the vice president of said brigade, Mr. Juan M. Muíses, located at this place (23 Amargura Street, now 110), the first telephone conversations in the Spanish language of which there is record took place. The first, on October 31, 1877, as a trial; the second, as a public demonstration, on November 2 of the same year.
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Havana, November 2, 2009
Erected 2009.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is October 31, 1877.
Location. 23° 8.235′ N, 82° 21.054′ W. Marker is in La Habana, in Centro Habana. It is on Amargura. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Amargura, La Habana, Cuba. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in a Gulf of Mexico country, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also a Spanish colony.
Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: Fragmento de la Muralla de La Habana (approx. 0.8 kilometers away).
Also see . . . First telephone conversation in Spanish.
A commemorative plaque in an old house in Old Havana recalls a momentous event in Ibero-American telecommunications: the first known telephone conversation of Spanish-speakers, which occurred on November 2, 1877.(Submitted on April 18, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 18, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
