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In 1563, the Capitán General (the Spanish Governor of the island) moved his residence from Santiago de Cuba to Havana, by reason of that city's newly gained wealth and importance, thus unofficially sanctioning its status as capital of the island. On December 20, 1592, King Philip II of Spain granted Havana the title of City (ciudad). Later on ...
The Spanish Empire, [ b ] sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy[ c ] or the Catholic Monarchy, [ d ][ 4 ][ 5 ][ 6 ] was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. [ 7 ][ 8 ] In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered in the European Age of Discovery. It achieved a global scale, [ 9 ] controlling vast portions of ...
Indigenous Cuban resistance leader Hatuey is burned at the stake. 1519. Havana founded as San Cristóbal de la Habana (north coast) 1523. Emperor Charles V authorizes 4,000 gold pesos for the construction of cotton mills. 1527. The first African slaves arrive in Cuba. 1532. The first slave rebellion is crushed.
Cuba, [c] officially the Republic of Cuba, [d] is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico ...
The history of Spain dates to contact between the pre-Roman peoples of the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula made with the Greeks and Phoenicians. During Classical Antiquity, the peninsula was the site of multiple successive colonizations of Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans. Native peoples of the peninsula, such as the Tartessos ...
Spain. Cuba–Spain relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Cuba and the Kingdom of Spain. Relations date back more than five centuries. Cuba had been a colony from 1492 until 1898 when the United States took over the territory in the Spanish–American War. Many Cubans have ancestry dating back from Spain.
Contents. Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) The Republic of Cuba, covering the historical period in Cuban history between 1902 and 1959, was an island country comprised the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud (since 1925) and several minor archipelagos. It was located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean ...