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THE STANDARD GUIDE. 
CHURCH OF SAN CARLOS. 
the State House, formerly the Governor’s Palace; and on other sides are 
the Casino Espanol (Spanish Club), with highly ornate facade, the Cuban 
Club and the Grand Hotel Louvre. Evening concerts are given twice a 
week by the Firemen’s Band. The Plaza was the scene of public execu¬ 
tions; and it was here that the Cuban poet, Gabriel de la Concepcion 
Valdes (“Placido”), met his death. Just off the Plaza on the Calle de la 
Constitucion is the Parochial Church of San Carlos. 
