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Feb 27, 2023
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The Brothers Who Died for Cuban Independence
These two brothers are perhaps my favorite since, as a fellow Cuban-American, they served not only with honor in the United States but...
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123chris
Sep 9, 2023
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IN SPANISH: Los Cubanos en Florida: Una Larga Historia
La Florida tiene mucha historia relacionada con los cubanos. Para empezar, La Florida antes pertenecía a la Capitanía General de Cuba. En...
123chris
Feb 27, 2023
3 min read
The Brothers Who Died for Cuban Independence
These two brothers are perhaps my favorite since, as a fellow Cuban-American, they served not only with honor in the United States but...
123chris
Feb 27, 2023
2 min read
The Confederacy’s Female Cuban-American Spy
Born in 1844 to Cuban parents, Dolores “Lola” Sánchez was one of five children alongside her siblings Emiliano, John Henry, Francesca...
123chris
Feb 27, 2023
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The Cuban Confederate Colonel Who Rallied for Cuban Independence
A native of Cuba (then a Spanish colony), Gonzáles was born in 1818 to a prominent local family in the city of Matanzas. From an early...
123chris
Feb 22, 2023
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José Martí's Beloved Black Mother of Ybor City
A native of Pinar del Río Province in Cuba, Paulina Pedroso and her husband Ruperto became one of the many Cubans who first migrated to...
123chris
Feb 22, 2023
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Ponce de León’s Florida Expeditions That Cost Him His Life
Perhaps one of the most fascinating parts of Florida’s history is that of its discovery by a Spanish conquistador named Juan Ponce de...
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