Biography

Francisco José Higino de Jesus de Albear y Fernandez de Lara, Cuban civil engineer (La Habana 11 January 1816 – La Habana 22 October 1887)

Designed and build the Habana aqueduct that earned him international recognition

HONORS 

Award in Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia (1876)

Gold Medal, Exposition Universelle de Paris (1878)