Cuba, Old and NewLongmans, Green, and Company, 1915 - 264 pages |
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... shore of Cuba on the morning of October 28 , 1492 . His journal , under date of October 24 , states : " At midnight I tripped my anchors off this Cabo del Isleo de Isabella , where I was pitched to go to the island of Cuba , which I ...
... shore of Cuba on the morning of October 28 , 1492 . His journal , under date of October 24 , states : " At midnight I tripped my anchors off this Cabo del Isleo de Isabella , where I was pitched to go to the island of Cuba , which I ...
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... shores of these favored islands , he says , " One could live there forever . " Cuba broke upon him like an elysium . " It is the most beautiful island , " he says , " that ever eyes beheld , full of excellent ports and pro- found rivers ...
... shores of these favored islands , he says , " One could live there forever . " Cuba broke upon him like an elysium . " It is the most beautiful island , " he says , " that ever eyes beheld , full of excellent ports and pro- found rivers ...
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... shore . Referring to one of the ports that he entered he wrote to the Spanish Sovereigns thus : " The amenity of this river , and the clearness of the water , through which the sand at the bottom may be seen ; the multitude of palm ...
... shore . Referring to one of the ports that he entered he wrote to the Spanish Sovereigns thus : " The amenity of this river , and the clearness of the water , through which the sand at the bottom may be seen ; the multitude of palm ...
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... shore near Cape Cruz . He was detained there for some days by heavy weather and adverse winds , and sailed thence to his unhappy experience in Jamaica . The work of colonizing remained for others . Columbus died in the belief that he ...
... shore near Cape Cruz . He was detained there for some days by heavy weather and adverse winds , and sailed thence to his unhappy experience in Jamaica . The work of colonizing remained for others . Columbus died in the belief that he ...
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... shore , for more than half its coast line , both north and south , are small islands and keys with narrow and shallow passages between them , thus making an excellent dodging area for small boats if pursued by revenue vessels . Thor ...
... shore , for more than half its coast line , both north and south , are small islands and keys with narrow and shallow passages between them , thus making an excellent dodging area for small boats if pursued by revenue vessels . Thor ...
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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