Cuba, Old and NewLongmans, Green, and Company, 1915 - 264 pages |
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... four vessels . Hatuey deserves attention . His name is not in- frequently seen in Cuba today , but it is probable that few visitors know whether it refers to a man , a bird , or a vegetable . He was the first Cuban hero of whom we have ...
... four vessels . Hatuey deserves attention . His name is not in- frequently seen in Cuba today , but it is probable that few visitors know whether it refers to a man , a bird , or a vegetable . He was the first Cuban hero of whom we have ...
Page 12
... Four hundred years later , the Cuban Government named a gunboat Hatuey , in his honor . The Velasquez expedition , in the following year , founded Baracoa , now a small city on the northern coast near the eastern extremity of the island ...
... Four hundred years later , the Cuban Government named a gunboat Hatuey , in his honor . The Velasquez expedition , in the following year , founded Baracoa , now a small city on the northern coast near the eastern extremity of the island ...
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... - what rough approximation would show the blacks as multiplied by three , to an 1899 total of 505,000 , with the whites multiplied by four , to a total of 1,067,000 . Nor are there figures of trade that afford 34 CUBA OLD AND NEW.
... - what rough approximation would show the blacks as multiplied by three , to an 1899 total of 505,000 , with the whites multiplied by four , to a total of 1,067,000 . Nor are there figures of trade that afford 34 CUBA OLD AND NEW.
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... four millions are re - exported . " The same author- ity gives the probable exports of that time as about $ 12,500,000 . The trade at the beginning of the century must have been far below this . The official figures for 1851 show total ...
... four millions are re - exported . " The same author- ity gives the probable exports of that time as about $ 12,500,000 . The trade at the beginning of the century must have been far below this . The official figures for 1851 show total ...
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... four hours . Cuba is not big enough for rivers of size . There are innumerable streams , for the island generally is well - watered . The only river of real importance is the Cauto , in Oriente Province . This is the longest and the ...
... four hours . Cuba is not big enough for rivers of size . There are innumerable streams , for the island generally is well - watered . The only river of real importance is the Cauto , in Oriente Province . This is the longest and the ...
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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