Christianity In Cuba
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Christianity in Cuba has played an important role in Cuba’s history. Cuba was discovered by Christopher Columbus a few days after he arrived to the New World in 1492. In 1511, colonization began when the Conquistador Diego Velasquez established the Catholic Church in Cuba with the early priest Fray Bartolome de las Casas known commonly as “the Protector of the Indians”. Along with Catholicism, Protestantism came during the same time.
Catholicism was established early while Protestantism came later. “Protestantism did not permanently take hold in Cuba until the nineteenth century, though since the sixteenth century the country had been constantly visited by pirates, corsairs and filibusters, many of whom were Protestants”. In Cuba, the roots of Protestantism occurred around the same time as Christianity. The denominations of Catholicism and Protestantism have a significant influence in Cuban history.
Read more about Christianity In Cuba: Catholicism in Cuba During The Colonial Period 1498-1898, Protestants in Cuba During The Colonial Period 1498-1898
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