Cuba, Old and NewLongmans, Green, and Company, 1915 - 264 pages |
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... later , his favorite West Indian resort . He began his eastward journey on November 12th . As he did not reach Cape Maisi , the eastern point of the island , until December 5th , he must have made frequent stops to examine the shore ...
... later , his favorite West Indian resort . He began his eastward journey on November 12th . As he did not reach Cape Maisi , the eastern point of the island , until December 5th , he must have made frequent stops to examine the shore ...
Page 12
... 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 . It is a spot of ...
... 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 . It is a spot of ...
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... later . The first discovery of Florida is somewhat uncertain . It appears on an old Spanish map dated 1502. Following the expedition of Ponce de Leon , in 1513 , and of Murielo , in 1516 , Narvaez headed an expedition from Cuba in 1528 ...
... later . The first discovery of Florida is somewhat uncertain . It appears on an old Spanish map dated 1502. Following the expedition of Ponce de Leon , in 1513 , and of Murielo , in 1516 , Narvaez headed an expedition from Cuba in 1528 ...
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... contradictions . " Forty years or so later the Domin- ican friar , Luis Bertram , on his return to Spain , predicted that " the 200,000 Indians now in the island of Cuba , will perish , victims to the cruelty 14 CUBA OLD AND NEW.
... contradictions . " Forty years or so later the Domin- ican friar , Luis Bertram , on his return to Spain , predicted that " the 200,000 Indians now in the island of Cuba , will perish , victims to the cruelty 14 CUBA OLD AND NEW.
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... later period . Despite these precautions , the city was repeatedly attacked by pirates and privateers . Some reference to these experiences will be made in a special chapter on the city . The slow progress of the island is shown by the ...
... later period . Despite these precautions , the city was repeatedly attacked by pirates and privateers . Some reference to these experiences will be made in a special chapter on the city . The slow progress of the island is shown by 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