Chronology Of Colonial Cuba
The brief historical Chronology of the colonial time of Cuba is about the Spanish colonial period in Cuba, and the efforts to obtain independence from the Spanish Empire. It is from the European 'discovery' of the island by Christopher Columbus to the Hispanic-Cuban-North American War.
Read more about Chronology Of Colonial Cuba: Foundation of The 7 Villas, Arrival From The Colonizadores To Cuba, Arrival of The Slaves, War of The Ten Years (1868-1878), Fecund Truce (1878-1895), Necessary War (1895-1898)
Famous quotes containing the words colonial and/or cuba:
“Are you there, Africa with the bulging chest and oblong thigh? Sulking Africa, wrought of iron, in the fire, Africa of the millions of royal slaves, deported Africa, drifting continent, are you there? Slowly you vanish, you withdraw into the past, into the tales of castaways, colonial museums, the works of scholars.”
—Jean Genet (1910–1986)
“Bernstein: “Girls delightful in Cuba stop. Could send you prose poems about scenery but don’t feel right spending your money stop. There is no war in Cuba. Signed Wheeler.” Any answer?
Charles Foster Kane: Yes—Dear Wheeler, You provide the prose poems, I’ll provide the war.”
—Orson Welles (1915–1985)