Battle of Santiago de Cuba

Castro was born in Birán, Cuba to his parents Angel Castro y Agrgiz and Lina Ruz Gonzalez. Fidel had six siblings consisting of four sisters and two brothers. His brothers were Raul and Ramon Castro, and his sisters went by the names of Juanita, Angelita, Enma, and Augustina Castro. His dad was a Spanish immigrant who made a fortune constructing railroad systems with the means of transporting sugar cane. At the age of six, an adolescent Castro was sent to live in Santiago de Cuba with his…

Angel Castro y Argiz was a migrant to Cuba from Spain where he started growing sugar cane and became very wealthy of his work. After his first marriage failed Angel took his household servant, Lina Ruz Gonzalez as his first mistress and soon to be second wife. Together they had seven children and amongst three girls and three boys Castro is the third oldest. Introduction; Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926 near Biran, in the eastern Orient Province of Cuba. He was the third child out of…

him to great fame. He was born in 1485 in Medellin, a town in Western Spain which is now known as the Castilian province of Extremadura. He was born into an aristocratic family who were fairly well-known due to the fact that his father, Martin Cortez de Monroy was an officer in the Spanish Army. His parents wished for Cortez to gain a higher education and sent him off to study Latin and law at the tender age of 14. His parents held high hopes for their child to be able to live a successful…

“All men who feel any power of joy in battle, know what it is like when the wolf rises in the heart” This quote, from Theodore Roosevelt, properly explains his, and the rough riders sense of joy from adventure, and the adrenaline from battle. Before Theodore Roosevelt became president, he led a group of men into battle in the Spanish American War. This battle is the reason he became so popular with the American public. Roosevelt and his rough riders saved the day at San Juan Hill, returning to…

of wedlock (Fidel Castro:Cuba’s Revolutionary leader). His father was named Angel and his mother was named Lina. His mother was at one point his father 's maid. (Fidel Castro:Cuba’s Revolutionary Leader). He was born in Biran a tiny town in eastern Cuba. In his younger years he was an amazing baseball player (Fidel Castro). A little bit later in his life he enrolled to be a law student at the University of Havana. While at the University he got interested in politics. He joined anti-corruption…

“One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” (Seymour). Nowhere else in history is that saying as clear as it is when looking back at Castro’s reign. When a leader, no matter their needs, wants, or reasons, leads their people into battle; they are no longer on the side of peace. Peace is the antithesis of war; they just can never coincide. No matter how prettily the freedom fighter puts it, war is war. Peace never comes from fighting; it might garner a truce for a time. But…

The US and Cuba have long somewhat difficult relationship, particularly during the latter part of the 19th continuing into the 21th centuries. Cuba, discovered in 1492 was converted into a minor outpost for ships returning from Spain. Three hundred years after discovery by the Spanish three major events suddenly placed Cuba on the world stage (Staten). First an economic depression forced Spain give up exclusive trade permits allowing the Creoles to turn greater profits on cash crops (Williamson)…

important throughout history. Conquering the Aztecs was very important to Cortes, who was captain. Him and his soldiers planned and landed in Mexico in 1519; with 550 men, sixteen horses, and ten cannon. Hernan Cortes was a soldier in the expedition of Cuba that was led by Diego Vasquez and then later they sent him to Mexico and they were searching for fame, adventure, gold, and a new territory for Spain. Religion was a significant role during the conquest for both the emperor of the Aztec…

With a small but large country that currently holds over an estimated 11,000,000 people. You look at the small Caribbean island of Cuba as a very small defenseless country. We as Americans living in the biggest and most powerful country in the world must ask ourselves how things got to a point that Cuban and American relations got to the point that it currently is. Before we start asking questions, we must understand that in the early years of any new country there are dissections, and actions…

In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s America seemed to find itself in the center of conflict often. America had just recently gotten out of a Civil War and was experiencing many problems. At this time there were a lot of different beliefs in the country on how it should be run and what to do with the growing country. Many of the issues in the country surrounded war and how and when America should enter wars. War should be considered a viable option when another country or foreign force attacks…