2019年10月6日 · Cuba’s reputation as an exotic and permissive playground came to light in the 1920s, when the country became a favorite destination for robber barons and bohemians. Hotels, restaurants, night clubs, golf clubs and casinos sprung up in …

The Havana Conference was a conference held in the Cuban capital, Havana, from July 21 to July 30, 1940.

Because of Cuba's geographical position at the entrance of the Gulf of Mexico, Havana 's role as the principal trading port in the West Indies, and the country's natural resources, Cuba was an important participant in the American Theater of World War II, and it was one of the greatest beneficiaries of the United States ' Lend-Lease program.

This film provides an interesting glimps of Havana and its surroundings in Cuba before the revolution in 1959 when Fidel Castro took over the regime and Cuba became a communist state. It...

The following is a timeline of the history of Havana, Cuba. 1514 – Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar founds settlement. 1577 – Castillo de la Real Fuerza built. 1591 – Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis built. Discalced Carmelites of Santa Teresa de Jesus founded. [ 6 ] Santa Catalina church built. [ 1 ] 1748 – Battle of Havana. Hurricane. [ 1 ]

2018年5月23日 · Havana, 1928 Cuba Then The 6th-grade class at the Jesuit-run Dolores School, with Fidel Castro Ruz standing to the left in the bottom (marked by a faint arrow). This snapshot belonged to fellow...

In Artemisa (near Havana) a meeting of Nationalists is interrupted by a group of soldiers. Eight people are killed and several dozen injured. The tragedy creates a national commotion and many national leaders are arrested. May 28. Railroad workers declare a general strike.

Manuel Castro en Viaje de Regreso Hacia La Habana: Niega las Noticias de que Este Perseguido por las Autoridades de la Republica, Diario de la Marina, septiembre 27, 1947, p. 1. Acusado Hemingway de Alentar a la Invasion de Santo Domingo; Manolo Castro sera juzgado el mes proximo, Diario de la Marina, septiembre 30, 1947, p. 1.

During this period Havana became a cosmopolitan city, and Cuban popular music composers and performers like Dámaso Pérez Prado and Ernesto Lecuona became world-known. Cuban writers like José Lezama Lima, leader of the group of writers called Orígenes, emphasized the existence of a Cuban nationality.

Formally known as the Second Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, this gathering was held in Havana, Cuba, in July 1940. Its major concerns were the strengthening of the principle of hemispheric solidarity against acts of aggression and reciprocal assistance and cooperation for defense.