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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 from a series of [[Neo-Taino]] chiefdoms 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. Gott's history aside from ideological inferences, is generally accurate for this time period. However, for more recent events in Cuba the classical reference Thomas, Hugh (1998) Cuba or the Pursuit of Freedom. Da Capo Press; Updated edition (April, 1998) ISBN 0-306-80827-7 is far more reliable and accurate</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.