A SPLENDID LITTLE WAR!

For those of you who know nothing about Cuban history, let me set you straight.  Cubans were fighting Spain’s control over the island since at least 1868.  The fight continued until the Spanish-American war concluded in 1898.  The Americans fought the Spaniards for three months.  The Cuban patriots, called Mambises, …

BIG SUGAR AND THE BLACK HEADACHE

BIG SUGAR AND THE BLACK HEADACHE: Cuba in 1803 was dominated by expanding sugar production.  Slavery played a part in this growth as did the relentless focus on improving the island’s sugar technology.  Sugar was Cuba’s most important export, along with tobacco and coffee.  All three agricultural products required many …

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