"Beginning with the first written account of the island, penned by Christopher Columbus in 1492, the selections assembled here track Cuban history from the colonial period through the ascendancy of Fidel Castro to the present. The Cuba Reader combines songs, paintings, photograp…
"Beginning with the first written account of the island, penned by Christopher Columbus in 1492, the selections assembled here track Cuban history from the colonial period through the ascendancy of Fidel Castro to the present. The Cuba Reader combines songs, paintings, photograp…
"Biography of Marta Terry González, director of Cuba's José Martí National Library. Discusses the role of Afro-Cuban in Cuban history and culture and the role of libraries in the context of the Cuban revolution"-
Before we begin -- Why Haydée? -- Early life -- Moncada -- War -- Witnesses -- Casa de las Américas -- Two, three, many vietnams: Haydée and Che -- The woman beneath the myth -- Impossible possibility: elegy for Haydée Santamaría
Cuba's patron saint, the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, also called Cachita, is a potent symbol of Cuban national identity. Jalane D. Schmidt shows how groups as diverse as Indians and African slaves, Spanish colonial officials, Cuban independence soldiers, Catholic authorities …
