Sancti Spíritus History
Sancti Spíritus was one of the first seven towns founded by Spanish conqueror Diego Velázquez in the island. After [...]
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Cienfuegos History
During the Ten-Year War (1868-1878), Cienfuegos patriots massively joined, since 1869, the Liberation Army and carried out numberless actions along the [...]
Villa Clara History
Founded on July 15,1689 by former inhabitants of the coastal village of San Juan de los Remedios who were getting away [...]
Matanzas History
There are several different versions about the origin of the province’s name, which is Spanish for “massacres”. [...]
Pinar del Río History
This region was named Nueva Filipinas (New Philippines) about half of the decade of 1770 and it was not until 1778 that the region acquired its definitive name.
The economical development of this region was mostly based on the tobacco crops. That is the reason why the population from the westernmost region of the province was [...]
Havana City History
In 1512, after two previous settlements, the town of San Cristóbal de La Habana was finally established [...]
General History
Coming from the very heart of the American continent, from the Orinoco-Amazonas region, arrived the first inhabitants of the [...]
