On October 12, 1693, the first stone of this church, the Cathedral of St. Charles Borromeo, and held Mass in the place. This mass was conducted by the Bishop Diego Evelino Hurtado de Compostela. The original church was guano (the leaves of the royal palm) and was destroyed by a storm. Shortly afterwards construction was begun, finishing the work in 1735 with all its facilities in use by 1750. It used to be a beautiful and elegant church with frescoes on the walls, ceilings and in the big dome, but after years of neglect due to poor funding, the decay today seems irreparable.
The cathedral is in the neighborhood of Matanzas; The section of the city between the two rivers, the Yumuri and San Juan. A half block from the Parque de la Libertad (Freedom Park) and the Palacio Provincial (Provincial Palace). It is located on calle Jovellanos (Jovellanos Street), entre la calle Milanés y la calle Independencia (between Milanes and Independence streets).
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