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==History==
==History==
===As part of Spain===
===As part of Spain===
In 1492, Cuba was [[Christopher Columbus]]'s first sight in his first and most famous voyage to the Americas.<ref>Gott, Richard, Cuba A New History. Yale University Press. 13</ref> Spain took control of the mainly complacent colony in 1511.
In 1492, Cuba was [[Christopher Columbus]]'s first sight in his first and most famous voyage to the Americas.<ref>Gott, Richard, Cuba A New History. Yale University Press. 13</ref> Spain took control from a series of [[Neo-Taino]] chiefdoms in 1511.
Over three hundred years later, in 1868, a Creole farmer, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, started a revolution for independence from Spain. Spain put down the insurgency after a ten-year struggle.
Over three hundred years later, in 1868, a Creole farmer, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, started a revolution for independence from Spain. Spain put down the insurgency after a ten-year struggle.