Statue of Hatuey Statue of Hatuey

Statue of Hatuey

A Taíno chief. Executed by the Spanish, he is now claimed as a Cuban hero and the first fighter against colonialism in the Americas.


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Cuban  Flag The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves... [read more]
Blog: Nice Hot Chocolate!
Date: November 11th 2006

The next morning, I got up early to catch the five hour bus to Baracoa. Waiting for the bus, I got chatting to Phil, a fellow Scot. We ended up spending the next day together. He’s an interesting guy. He helps run a recycling scheme on a Scottish Island. The five hour journey to Baracoa passes first through the town of Guantánamo, then along the coast. Then it turns inland and goes through ... read more




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