Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Compostela has many mysteries that have not been discovered and things that we don't know for a fact. One of the mystery is whether or not saint James the greatest traveled from Jerusalem to Iberian, Peninsula. Even though we don't know some things we still have a bit of information of it and how it has in the past. The town is located northwest of Spain were one of the most well know cathedrals. Santiago de Compostela is the capital of Galicia. The town is named after the…

Client: GeoEx Dance Your Way Through Cuba While it’s true that the colonial architecture, classic cars, great food, and great cigars are all fantastically representative parts of the whole of Cuban culture, nothing is more truly representative of the island and her people than the music and dance of Cuba. A visit to Cuban club or dance festival should be a highlight on any Cuban travel itinerary. But, if you really want to experience Cuban culture through the music and dance of the island,…

modern Caribbean, the most progressive and enlightened of all island nations(the boys from Dolores). Today Cuba is a country suffering from severe poverty struggling to keep its head above water. Fidel Castro is failing in health and the islands future lies in leaders that will have to make a choice between a new Cuba or a dictatorship. Fidel Castro was born August 13, 1926 in Brian Cuba…

What is Cuba? Where is Cuba? Cuba is one of the largest islands in the Caribbean. Many people know this country as Cuba, but it can also be called the Republic of Cuba. Because the island is shaped like a crocodile, it is sometimes referred to as El Cocodrilo. It is located west of Hispaniola. Cuba, capital is known to be the largest city, which is Havana. Cuba was first discovered by the famous Christopher Columbus in 1492. Once Christopher Columbus arrived, he claimed Cuba as a Spanish…

United States government, this included members of the Cuba military, and civilians loyal to President Batista. He organized a revolutionary that toppled the regime at the time. President Batista brutal dictatorship implements a new constitution that enraged the majority of the Cuba populates. One year later in 1953, a lawyer named Fidel Castro led a group of 140 independence fighters to attack the Moncada, Cuba army barracks. Operation Cuba Revolution was well- planned with an element of…

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born near Biran, Cuba on August 13th, 1926. Castro, who is the third child out of six children, grew up in an extremely wealthy environment. His father was from Spain and made a living off his well known sugar plantation. Growing up, Fidel was gifted intellectually and attended El Colegio de Belen. However, as a young man, he was much more interested in sports than school. In high school, he was one of the starting pitchers for the baseball team. At age 17, his…

The Spanish-American war occurred when spanish colonies between the Western Pacific Ocean and Latin America wanted to gain independence from Spain. War began when Cuba revolted from the Spanish government of Spain in February 1995. The United States, (which avoided foreign affairs and followed the Monroe Doctrine), involved themselves militarily once America’s investments in Cuban companies became a risk. President William McKinley did not want to involve the young nation into a war, however…

power was no surprise to most of the country. “Fidel went to a Roman Catholic boarding school in Santiago de Cuba, then Catholic high school Belen in…

In “Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause” (New York: Penguin, 2008), Tom Gjelten highlights the importance of the story of Bacardi family which helped explain the evolution of Cuba as a nation. Gjelten focused on the entire family from the beginning and described certain Bacardi family members who played a vital role in the Cuban Wars of independence. There is also focus on the fifty year period between 1902 and 1952 and the actions of the family members. Gjelten’s…

Why did Fidel Castro come to power? Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban Politian and revolutionary who ruled Cuba for almost 5 decades. In 1959 he seized control as dictator due to Fulgencio Batista (the former dictator) being disliked by the people of Cuba because of the lack of a genuine alternative to his regime, economic problems and unemployment. To over throw him Castro led revolts and offered an alternative type of leadership which made him popular with the citizens and ultimately prime…