(Encyclopedia) García y Iñigues, CalixtoGarcía y Iñigues, Calixtokälēkˈstō gärsēˈä ē ĕnyēˈgās [key], 1839–98, Cuban revolutionist, a leader in the Ten Years War (1868–78). Captured and imprisoned…
WriterBorn: 1951Birthplace: New York City Oscar Hijuelos is the first Hispanic to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A second-generation Cuban American, Hijuelos grew up in New York and earned a…
(Encyclopedia) Castro, Fidel (Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz)Castro, Fidelfēdĕlˈ [key]Castro, Fidel käsˈtrō [key], 1926–2016, Cuban revolutionary, premier of Cuba (1959–76), president of the Council of…
George W. Bush's first secretary for Housing and Urban Development Born: 10/23/1946Birthplace: Sagua La Grande, Cuba Cuban-born Martinez came to the United States in 1962, as a participant in an…
(Encyclopedia) Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Miguel, 1960–, Cuban political leader. Trained as an electrical engineer, he served (1982–85) as a radio specialist in the armed forces and taught at the Villa…
Spanish-American War (1898–1899) War fires stoked by “jingo journalism” as American people support Cuban rebels against Spain. American business sees economic gain in Cuban trade and resources and…
(Encyclopedia) Guevara, Che (Ernesto Guevara)Guevara, Chechā gāväˈrä, ārnĕsˈtō [key], 1928–67, Cuban revolutionary and political leader, b. Argentina. Trained as a physician at the Univ. of Buenos…
photos by Carol M. Highsmith Prev Next Havana, Cuba The capital and Cuba's largest city, Havana boasts more than 2.5 million inhabitants. Havana is also one of the America's oldest cities,…
1898U.S. troops engaged: 306,760American battle deaths: 385Spain declared war on the U.S. because the U.S. supported Cuba's wish to be independent of Spanish rule.The Spanish military forced Cubans…
(Encyclopedia) hallmark, mark impressed on silverwork or goldwork to signify official approval of the standard of purity of the metal, also called plate mark. The hallmark was introduced by statute…
