1.0OnCubaNews Englishhttps://oncubanews.com/enJosé G. Quintashttps://oncubanews.com/en/author/jose-g-quintas/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gajXZoIHOI"><a href="https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba-usa/hemingway-and-fighting-cocks/">Hemingway and cocks fighting</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba-usa/hemingway-and-fighting-cocks/embed/#?secret=gajXZoIHOI" width="600" height="338" title="“Hemingway and cocks fighting” — OnCubaNews English" data-secret="gajXZoIHOI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://oncubanews.com/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://oncubanews.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/GTY_ernest_hemingway_sr_140213_16x9_992-755x490.jpg755490Cockfights are very archaic, they date back to antiquity, and in Cuba it is speculated that it was Christopher Columbus who brought the first fighting specimens. Cuban authors and foreign travelers have described in detail the breeding, training and fights of these singulars birds, and they have referred to their unquestionable roots in our country, […]