1492Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba on his first voyage.
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Discovery of Cuba by Christopher Columbus
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1492Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba on his first voyage. |
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Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba
09/01/1900
26/01/1900
1492Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba during his first voyage. In the Bahamas, Columbus learned about a large island called Cuba, and following instructions on hot to get there, he sighted land on October 27, 1492. At daybreak on October 28, he docked in a port he called San Salvador, currently known as Bariay. |
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Foundation of San Cristobal de La Habana
10/01/1900
15/01/1900
1519Foundation of San Cristobal de La Habana on its current location. This is the last of seven villages established by the Spaniards during the conquest initiated by mid 1510. Its first location was on the southern coast, but some years later other economic and strategic motivations appeared, and the village was moved up to the northern coast, to a specific location where ships and vessels were docking in all the time. This allowed Spain to spread colonization down to the regions around the Gulf of Mexico. |
