Cuba, Old and NewLongmans, Green, and Company, 1915 - 264 pages |
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... , seeking for the richest of the group . From dwellers on other islands , he heard of one , called Cubanacan , larger and richer than any that he had then discovered . A mixture of those tales with his own vivid imagination pro- duced.
... , seeking for the richest of the group . From dwellers on other islands , he heard of one , called Cubanacan , larger and richer than any that he had then discovered . A mixture of those tales with his own vivid imagination pro- duced.
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... called the island Juana , in honor of Prince Juan , taking possession " in the name of Christ , Our Lady , and the reigning Sov- ereigns of Spain . " His record of the landing place is obscure . It 2 CUBA OLD AND NEW.
... called the island Juana , in honor of Prince Juan , taking possession " in the name of Christ , Our Lady , and the reigning Sov- ereigns of Spain . " His record of the landing place is obscure . It 2 CUBA OLD AND NEW.
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... are ready to invade this Island , and you are not ignorant of the ill usage our Friends and Countrymen have met with at their hands , and the cruelties they have committed at Haiti ( so Hispaniola is called in their OLD CUBA 9.
... are ready to invade this Island , and you are not ignorant of the ill usage our Friends and Countrymen have met with at their hands , and the cruelties they have committed at Haiti ( so Hispaniola is called in their OLD CUBA 9.
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Albert Gardner Robinson. committed at Haiti ( so Hispaniola is called in their Language ) . They are now coming hither with a design to exercise the same Outrages and Persecu- tions upon us . Are you ignorant ( says he ) of the ill ...
Albert Gardner Robinson. committed at Haiti ( so Hispaniola is called in their Language ) . They are now coming hither with a design to exercise the same Outrages and Persecu- tions upon us . Are you ignorant ( says he ) of the ill ...
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... called San Cristobal de la Habana , the name being transferred to the present city , on the north coast , in 1519. It displaced the name Puerto de Carenas given to the present Havana by Ocampo , who careened his vessels there in 1508 ...
... called San Cristobal de la Habana , the name being transferred to the present city , on the north coast , in 1519. It displaced the name Puerto de Carenas given to the present Havana by Ocampo , who careened his vessels there in 1508 ...
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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