Winston Churchill en Cuba
* Por Pedro Roig Winston Churchill, figura mítica de la historia del Siglo XX, recibió su bautismo de fuego y se inició como Corresponsal de Guerra en Cuba (1895). Churchill […]
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ASOCIACIÓN DE LOS VETERANOS Y PATRIOTAS
An opposition movement against President Alfredo Zayas consisting of veterans of the wars of Cuba’s independence struggle. Beginning as a protest for veterans’ pensions, they held an assembly in 1923.
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ASOCIACIÓN COMUNISTA DE LA HABANA
Founded by Carlos Baliño in the early 1920s, the Communist Association of Havana was one of the various communist groups that sprang up in Cuba in the wake of the
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20 DE MAYO DE 1902 – CUBA, LA REPÚBLICA QUE NACIÓ LIBRE
*Por Pedro Roig El 20 de mayo de 1902, ondeó orgullosa y libre en el Castillo del Morro y en el antiguo Palacio de los Capitanes Generales de España, la
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19 DE MAYO DE 1895 – LA MUERTE DE JOSÉ MARTÍ
*Por Pedro Roig Si Cuba pudiera llamarse de otra forma “Martí” se llamaría, porque él como nadie, antes ni después, logró despertar en el alma del cubano la fe en
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ASAMBLEA DE REPRESENTANTES DEL EJĖRCITO CUBANO
The “Cuban Assembly” composed of delegates elected by 31 corps of the Army of Liberation and summoned by the Council of Government to meet at Santa Cruz del Sur on
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ABOLITIONISTS
Cuban sentiment in favor of the abolition of slavery first became significant in the 1850s. Many of the larger planters came to realize the economic disadvantages of slavery at a
A NEW MISSILE CRISIS IN THE MAKING?
Note: The following article highlights Russian actions in Cuba that may have major implications for U.S.-Russian relations and for Cuba. If Putin is willing now to challenge U.S. security interests
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AGRUPACIÓN INDEPENDIENTE DE COLOR
Organized in the early 1900s by a group of radical Blacks unhappy with their lack of political opportunities, the “Independent Color Association” developed into a political party during the second
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PAPEL PERIÓDICO DE LA HABANA
Weekly four-page newspaper that succeeded the original Gaceta de la Habana from October 24, 1790. Founded by Governor Luis de las Casas, and edited by Diego de la Barrera, its
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