Organized in the early 1900s by a group of radical Blacks unhappy with their lack of political opportunities, the “Independent Color Association” developed into a political party during the second United States intervention. Despite its appeal to the racial consciousness of the Blacks, the party did poorly in the 1908 elections, a fiasco that increased …
Weekly four-page newspaper that succeeded the original Gaceta de la Habana from October 24, 1790. Founded by Governor Luis de las Casas, and edited by Diego de la Barrera, its contributors included Arango y Parreño, Tomás Romay, Félix Varela, and José A. Caballero. In 1791 it became biweekly and in 1793 became Cuba’s first daily …
Founded in 1878 as the Partido Liberal, it advocated home rule for Cuba (Autonomismo) and in 1881 became known as the Partido Liberal Autonomista. Its program also included the abolition of slavery, white immigration, and economic liberalization. By 1892, with no changes forthcoming from Spain, disillusionment and frustration gripped the party, many of whose members …
The Cuban Revolutionary Party was conceived from the set of resolutions or bases that evolved out of an exile meeting led by Jose Martí in Key West on January 5, 1892. These bases represented a pragmatic approach to Cuba’s situation, appealed to all classes and races, and discussed Cuba as a factor in the international …
Myth # 1: Fidel Castro was a naive, Robin Hood revolutionary when he reached power. Realities: • Fidel Castro was a seasoned revolutionary by the time he reached power in 1959. • He had received military training during preparations in Cuba in 1947 for an expedition against Dominican Republic’s dictator Rafael Trujillo. • He participated …
The reform commission, created by a Spanish royal decree of November 25, 1865, of 12 Creole and 4 Spanish-born members, elected March 25, 1866, met in Madrid, adopting reforms, which included representation in the Cortes, equality of access to civil employment, freedom from arbitrary arrest and search, and revised civil and criminal codes. The commissioners …
CUBA BRIEF BACARDI JOINS THE ANTI-CORONA VIRUS STRUGGLE The Bacardi Rum Company, one of the largest Rum producers, has tweaked its production lines to pump out ethanol needed to make hand sanitizers. Olein Refinery, a Puerto Rican manufacturer, is using the Bacardi alcohol to produce more than 1.7 million 10 oz bottles of hand …
If the U.S. were to normalized commercial relations with Cuba, U.S. investors will face numerous problems/issues which include the resolution of U.S. properties confiscated by the Cuban government in the early 1960s; an arbitrary legal system controlled by Gen. Raul Castro and the military; widespread corruption; a value system that includes stealing from enterprises and …
The movement for reform (reformismo) in Cuba, began in the early 19th century, received new impetus by mid-century. The drive for annexation was faltering and a feeling of nationalism developing. But violent opposition to Spanish rule had failed and the idea of independence was still nascent. The reformers sought numerous political and economic concessions from …
Literacy Year Literacy Rate [population aged 15 and over] 1953 77.9 % 2000 96.7 % Sources: Alvarez et al., Estudio sobre Cuba (1963); UNESCO (2002) Basic Schooling Year School Enrollment of Children Aged 5 – 14 1950 58.7 % 1998 96 % [compulsory through grade 9] Sources: Dudley Seers et al., Cuba …
