The History of Cuba, Volume 2B.F. Buck, Incorporated, 1920 |
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Page 22
... improvements on the batteries of el Morro ; he had parts of the city walls , which ran from la Tenaze to Paula , demolished , and rebuilt of better material ; he had the walls on the inland side re - enforced so as to offer greater ...
... improvements on the batteries of el Morro ; he had parts of the city walls , which ran from la Tenaze to Paula , demolished , and rebuilt of better material ; he had the walls on the inland side re - enforced so as to offer greater ...
Page 130
... improvements , which made for a higher standard of public health , and paved the way for a culture , which in spite of the wealth of the population , was still only in its beginnings . Coming as he did from the Spain of Carlos III ...
... improvements , which made for a higher standard of public health , and paved the way for a culture , which in spite of the wealth of the population , was still only in its beginnings . Coming as he did from the Spain of Carlos III ...
Page 217
... improvements , and being obliged to content themselves with a small plot of land and to work it with their own hands , soon drifted into a deadly indifference towards anything beyond the satisfac- tion of their most urgent daily needs ...
... improvements , and being obliged to content themselves with a small plot of land and to work it with their own hands , soon drifted into a deadly indifference towards anything beyond the satisfac- tion of their most urgent daily needs ...
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administration Albemarle ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ Arango army authority became began Bolivar Britain British Cagigal Captain-General Carlos Casas cause census century command commerce Conde Cortes court Cuban enemy England favor Ferdinand Ferdinand VII fleet Florida force foreign France freedom French Galvez garrison Governor Guanabacoa Guemez hand Havana Havanese history of Cuba honor hundred important independence inhabitants interests island José Juan king labor land later laws liberty Lord Albemarle Louisiana Madrid Majesty master ment Mexico military militia minister Miralda Morro mother country nation natural negroes patriots peace Pedro Pensacola period pesos plantations political population port possessions prisoners Puerto Principe republic revolt royal decree rule Santa Clara Santiago de Cuba Santo Domingo seemed sent ships slave trade slavery Someruelos Spain Spaniards Spanish America Spanish colonies Spanish government spirit sugar Tacon thousand tion Torre town troops United Venezuela vessels women