Cuba, Old and NewLongmans, Green, and Company, 1915 - 264 pages |
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Albert Gardner Robinson. His record of the landing place is obscure . It is known that he sailed some leagues beyond it , to the westward . While on board his caravel , on his homeward voyage , he wrote a letter to his friend , Don ...
Albert Gardner Robinson. His record of the landing place is obscure . It is known that he sailed some leagues beyond it , to the westward . While on board his caravel , on his homeward voyage , he wrote a letter to his friend , Don ...
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... known how to relate it . " Columbus made no settlement in Cuba ; his part extends only to the discovery . On his second expe- dition , in the spring of 1494 , he visited and ex- plored the south coast as far west as the Isle OLD CUBA 7.
... known how to relate it . " Columbus made no settlement in Cuba ; his part extends only to the discovery . On his second expe- dition , in the spring of 1494 , he visited and ex- plored the south coast as far west as the Isle OLD CUBA 7.
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... known of their numbers . Some historians state that , in the days of Columbus , the island had a million inhabitants , but this is obviously little if anything more than a rough guess . Humboldt makes the following comment : " No means ...
... known of their numbers . Some historians state that , in the days of Columbus , the island had a million inhabitants , but this is obviously little if anything more than a rough guess . Humboldt makes the following comment : " No means ...
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... known in Cuba as the " Immortal Saco . " In a letter written to a friend , in 1846 , he says , " The tyranny of our mother - country , today most acute , will have this result that within a period of time not very remote the Cubans will ...
... known in Cuba as the " Immortal Saco . " In a letter written to a friend , in 1846 , he says , " The tyranny of our mother - country , today most acute , will have this result that within a period of time not very remote the Cubans will ...
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... weak mind , were joined to an uncommon stubbornness of character . Another , Mr. M. M. Ballou , says that " probably of all the governors - general that have filled the post in Cuba none is better known abroad , or has 32 CUBA OLD AND NEW.
... weak mind , were joined to an uncommon stubbornness of character . Another , Mr. M. M. Ballou , says that " probably of all the governors - general that have filled the post in Cuba none is better known abroad , or has 32 CUBA OLD AND NEW.
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