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| ARTICLES RELATED TO History of Cuba | | | |  History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - 1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay - Fort Toro shelledAdmiral Sampson decided to shell the fort of Cayo del Toro, and on June 16 he sent the USS Texas and USS Yankee to join with the USS Marblehead in this plan. Fire from the three ships temporarily dismounted two of the enemy's big guns, destroyed the buildings on the Cay, and drove the troops from all guns and trenches. One enemy shell landed near the bow of the Marblehead, sinking within ten yards of the ship, but no hits were scored.
Disaster jostled the U.S. ships as they steamed up the Bay past Caracoles Point. ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - 1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay - Marines attack In this desperate situation, Colonel Thomas advocated an attack in force on the Spanish headquarters at Cuzco. Defeat of the enemy there, and destruction of the fresh water well, would inevitably force a retreat and relieve the pressure on the Marine Camp. Colonel Huntington agreed, and Commander McCalla approved the plan. Eight o'clock the next morning was set as the time for launching the attack.
Two companies of Marines (about 160 men) under Captain G. F. Elliot, with 50 Cubans under Colonel Thomas, would approach Cuzco along the c ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - 1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay - Spanish forces flee By 3 o'clock the enemy fire had ceased. Most had escaped, but a Lieutenant and 17 enlisted men were captured, along with 30 Mauser rifles and ammunition. The enemy had lost 58 men killed and 150 wounded. It was learned that 800 enemy troops had been engaged, of whom about 500 were regulars and 300 were guerrillas. Two Marines were wounded, two Cubans killed, and two wounded in the battle. The most serious casualties suffered by the Marines were due to heat prostration, which disabled one officer and 22 men. The Dolphin took these aboa ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - 1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay - Santiago Campaign With Guantanamo Bay now successfully occupied, U.S. interest centered on operations at Santiago. An American expeditionary force of 17,000 officers and men under Major General William R. Shafter was landed east of the city at the small ports of Daiquiri and Siboney on 22-25 June, without opposition. A week later, on 1 July, the historic battles of El Caney and San Juan Hill ended in victory for U.S. forces, opening up the approaches to Santiago itself. On the morning of 3 July a demand was sent to the Spanish Commander, General Arsenio Lina ...
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| | | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - Cuba - Economy Cuba's socialist economy is primarily based on state ownership — exceptions to this include microscale private enterprises. Economic activity is thereby maintained largely by government spending. Such federal spending in 2005 budgeted 68% towards education, healthcare, social security, cultural programs, sports, and scientific research.[1] According to Cuban statistics, during the first half of the year the Cuban economy grew by 7.3%, wi ...
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| | | | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - Cuba - Geography Geologically Cuba was once in the Pacific, and crossing between North and South America before they were joined, "crashed" into what is now Florida [80]. Cuba, 65 million years ago, also received part of the impact of Chicxulub Crater with tsunami kilometers high reaching at least 500 Km away to the middle provinces [81], [82] and beyond. The elongated island (aprox. 760 miles long) of Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean and is bounded to the north by the Straits of Florida and the greater North Atlantic Ocean, to the northwest by th ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - Cuba - Government and politics Main articles: Politics of Cuba and Elections in Cuba
The Cuban constitution states that, "the Communist Party of Cuba...is the superior guiding force of society and the state". Members of the Communist Party of Cuba are selected by the party in a thorough process that includes interviews with co-workers and neighbors. Those selected are considered model citizens and strong supporters of the revolution. It makes recommendations concerning the future development of the revolution, and ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - 1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay - First casualties It was quickly learned that two pickets who had been on outpost duty 300 yards in advance of the main position had been killed. Marine Privates William Dumphy and James McColgan were the first U. S. casualties of the war.
A fruitless pursuit of the enemy, in which shots were exchanged but no one was hit, was abandoned by the Marines at dark.
That night, bullets riddled the Marine camp as the enemy attacked in force. Acting Assistan ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - Cuba - Culture Cuban culture is much influenced by the fact that it is a melting pot of cultures, mostly from Spain and Africa. It has produced its fair share of literature, including the output of non-Cuban Ernest Hemingway.
Cuba - Famous Cuban poetry and literature.
de Balboa y Troya de Quesada, Silvestre (1563-1649) 1608 Espejo de Paciencia. [22]. First known Cuban narrative poem deals with the killing of an attacking pirate by the people of Bayamo
Gómez de Avellaneda, Gertrudis (1814-1873) ...
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Cuba - Education.
Main article: Education in Cuba
The University of Havana, Cuba's oldest university, was founded in 1721; prior to 1959 there were two other official universities: Universidad de Oriente (founded in 1947) and Universidad Central de Las Villas (founded in 1857); private universities included: Universidad Católica de Santo Tomás de Villanueva (founded in 1946); Universidad Masónica, and the Universidad de la Salle in Nuevo Vedado. In 1961 private schools and universiti ...
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| | | | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - Cuba - Geography Geologically Cuba was once in the Pacific, and crossing between North and South America before they were joined, "crashed" into what is now Florida [26]. Cuba, 65 million years ago, also received part of the impact of Chicxulub Crater with tsunami kilometers high reaching at least 500 Km away to the middle provinces [27], [28] and beyond. The elongated island (aprox. 760 miles long) of Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean and is bounded to the north by the Straits of Florida and the greater North Atlantic Ocean, to the northwest by th ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - Cuba - Economy Cuba's socialist economy is based on state ownership with some small scale private enterprise allowed. For 2005, 68% of the state budget spending is to be directed to raising the levels of education, public health, social security, culture, sports and science and technology. [58] According to Cuban statistics, during the first half of the year the Cuban economy grew by 7.3% and an increase of around 9% is expected by the end of the year, as a result of the positive tendenci ...
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Cuba - Demographics.
According to the CIA's World Factbook, Cuba is 51% mulatto (mixed white and black), 37% white, 11% black, and 1% Chinese.
The Chinese population in Cuba derives mostly from Chinese taken to Cuba during the 19th century to build railroads and work in the mines, as was also occurring in the United States at this time. Once the work was completed, however, most of them could not afford the passage back to China and remained in the Island. Historical papers show that, while considered inferior to Cubans of European descent, they were considered to be superior to black ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - Cuba - Government and Politics The Cuban constitution states that, "the Communist Party of Cuba...is the superior guiding force of society and the state". Members of the Communist Party of Cuba are selected by the party in a thorough process that includes interviews with co-workers and neighbors. Those selected are considered model citizens because they are viewed as strong supporters of the revolution. It makes recommendations concerning the future development of the revolution, and it criticizes tendencies it considers counterrevolutionary. It has a relatively large inf ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - 1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay - Marines move in With the decision to establish a base at Guantanamo Bay, a battalion of Marines which had been awaiting orders at Key West, was ordered to proceed to join the fleet off Santiago. On June 9, in advance of the arrival of the battalion, Commander McCalla approved a camp site selected for the Marines by Lt. Col. Robert W. Huntington, who had been sent to Guantanamo Bay by Admiral Sampson for the purpose. The site selected was a ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - Cuba - List of Cuban poetry and Poets authors and literature (just a start please add)
de Balboa y Troya de Quesada, Silvestre (1563-1649) 1608 Espejo de Paciencia. [70]. First known Cuban narrative poem deals with the killing of an attacking pirate by the people of Bayamo
Gómez de Avellaneda, Gertrudis (1814-1873) Her large body of excellent work includes the anti-slavery novel "Dos mugeres" (1842) and the play "Baltasar" (1858) [71]
Lazo, Rodrigo 2005 Writing to Cuba Filibustering and Cuban Ex ...
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| | | | | History of Cuba: Encyclopedia II - History of the Caribbean - American influence During the American Civil War the Bahamas was a centre of trade between the British and the Confederate south, trading cotton for weapons.
Since the Monroe Doctrine, the United States has intervened several times in Caribbean nations, even in the 20th century, such as in the invasion of Grenada in 1983. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, US ships blockaded Cuba so that the Soviet Union would not be able to deploy nuclear missiles there. The US also maintains ...
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