Tag: cuban history

Gumersindo Lanza, an enterprising man, conceived this project, supported by other merchants, according to “Matanzas contemporánea. Guía provincial,” in 1887.

The University of Havana professor reflects on the impacts of the crisis on Cuban identity and consensus.

Located in a centrally located area in Old Havana, this iconic place pays tribute to Francisco de Albear y Lara, ...

The picturesque estate located on the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba always kept its doors open to those who came ...

The route includes the most significant places in the life of Esteban Montejo, the last surviving cimarrón in Cuba, who ...

At the end of the 1880s, there were several factories in the island’s capital that made chocolates and other confectionery.

Who would have imagined, among the descendants of Don Bernardo Carrillo de Albornoz, such a bright future for that itinerant ...

The product became a tangible seal between two archipelagos: the Cuban and the Canary Islands, connected by centuries of common ...

The most significant wave occurred during the Haitian revolution. They produced coffee, sugar cane and even tried planting cacao.

The iconic Havana restaurant has a close and little-known relationship with a Ciego de Ávila restaurant from the early 20th ...

The Revolution has triumphed 109 days ago, and he has been in the United States for five, where he has ...

There is talk of noises, of wails, of dragged chains heard at night, as if the former slaves had resurrected ...

Far from the hustle and bustle of the city and in a healthier natural space, they represented the purchasing power ...

At the end of 1899, work began to build a modern sugar mill and clear land for crop fields, the ...

Although I knew that I would not find the exact place where Antonio Pérez Monzón was born, I was excited ...

Experts suppose that the amphorae found at the site contain ashes of deceased persons, or were depositories of these before ...

The Cuban market for bottled mineral water has grown since the beginning of the 20th century.

In the bay, the remains of the fleet commanded by Admiral Pascual Cervera still show the fierceness of the recently ...

Queen Elizabeth II gave the go-ahead to the project in early 1860.

Land of history and legends, and cradle of the colorful Parrandas, the old town has become an attraction for visitors ...

At the beginning of the 20th century, U.S. families transformed, with effort and iron will, lonely places, turning them into ...

That Saturday, October 10, the news about the uprising in Cuba appeared in the “Telegrams” section. It was published in ...

The debate on ideas in the Cuban public sphere, what people read, the movies they watch, with whom they talk, ...

The micro-fractionalists’ list of objections and criticisms of the guerrilla fighters of the Sierra Maestra were practically the same as ...

They say that she asked to be buried with a photo of Martí in which he had written the following ...