Cuba, Old and NewLongmans, Green, and Company, 1915 - 264 pages |
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... beautiful estuary , clear of rocks and other dangers . The mouth of the estuary had twelve fathoms depth , and it was wide enough for a ship to work into . " Students have disagreed regarding the first Cuban port entered by Columbus ...
... beautiful estuary , clear of rocks and other dangers . The mouth of the estuary had twelve fathoms depth , and it was wide enough for a ship to work into . " Students have disagreed regarding the first Cuban port entered by Columbus ...
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... beautiful island , " he says , " that ever eyes beheld , full of excellent ports and pro- found rivers . " A little discount must be made on such a statement . Granting all that is to be said of Cuba's scenic charms , some allowance is ...
... beautiful island , " he says , " that ever eyes beheld , full of excellent ports and pro- found rivers . " A little discount must be made on such a statement . Granting all that is to be said of Cuba's scenic charms , some allowance is ...
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... beautiful shapes . They are accessible in every part , and covered with a vast variety of lofty trees which it appears to me never lose their foliage . Some were covered with blossoms , some with fruit , and others in different stages ...
... beautiful shapes . They are accessible in every part , and covered with a vast variety of lofty trees which it appears to me never lose their foliage . Some were covered with blossoms , some with fruit , and others in different stages ...
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... beautiful that I have met with , and an infinity of other great and green trees ; the birds in rich plu- mage and the verdure of the fields , render this country of such marvellous beauty that it surpasses all others in charms and ...
... beautiful that I have met with , and an infinity of other great and green trees ; the birds in rich plu- mage and the verdure of the fields , render this country of such marvellous beauty that it surpasses all others in charms and ...
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... beautiful , but the summits of most are reached only with considerable difficulty . One of the most notable of these view points , and one of the most easily reached , is the height immediately behind the city of Matanzas , overlooking ...
... beautiful , but the summits of most are reached only with considerable difficulty . One of the most notable of these view points , and one of the most easily reached , is the height immediately behind the city of Matanzas , overlooking ...
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activities American appears army Baracoa beautiful became called Camaguey cane Cape Maisi cargo Century charm cigar coast coffee colonies Columbus commercial Constitution Cuba's Cuban declared eastern eastward enterprise expedition experience exports filibustering Guanajay harbor Hatuey Havana Province hills hundred immediately important independence industry interest island of Cuba Isle of Pines known land later laws less Liberal Maceo Marianao Marti Martinez Campos Matanzas Matanzas Province Maximo Gomez ment Mexico miles military Morro Nipe Bay notable Nuevitas O'Brien official old city operation organization Palma party Pinar del Rio plant plantations Platt Amendment political port Porto Rico Prado present President production railway reached regarded region Republic revolution sailed Santa Clara Santiago ship shore Spain Spaniards Spanish authorities steamer story streets sugar Tacon tion tobacco tons trade treaty United Vedado vessels vicinity Vuelta Abajo Weyler