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Culture · Geography · Health · History · Mathematics · Natural sciences · Philosophy · Religion · Society · Technology edit   The Cuba Portal Shortcut: P:CUBA Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Cuba or República de Cuba, IPA: [re'puβlika ðe ˈkuβa]), consists of the island of Cuba (the largest of the Greater Antilles), the Isle of Youth and adjacent small islands. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Cuba is south of the eastern United States and the Bahamas, west of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti and east of Mexico. The Cayman Islands and Jamaica are to the south. Cuba is the most populous country in the Caribbean. Its culture and customs draw from several sources including the aboriginal Taíno and Ciboney peoples, the period of Spanish colonialism, the introduction of African slaves, years of close ties to the Soviet Union, and its proximity to the United States. The island has a tropical climate that is moderated by the surrounding waters; the warm currents of the Caribbean Sea and its location between water bodies also make Cuba prone to frequent hurricanes. More about Cuba... Contents: Selected article | News | Selected picture | Selected biography | Did you know | Things you can do | Quotes Categories | Featured content | Wikiprojects | Topics | Related portals | Associated Wikimedia Show new selections edit   Selected article The Taíno are pre-Colombian indigenous inhabitants of Cuba and the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and some of the Lesser Antilles. It was believed that the seafaring Taíno were relatives of the Arawakan people of South America. Their language is a member of the Maipurean linguistic family, which ranges from South America across the Caribbean, and is thought to have been part of the larger, hypothetical group of Arawakan languages that would have spread over an even wider area. The Taíno of the Bahamas were known as the Lucayan (the Bahamas being known then as the Lucayas). At the time of Columbus's arrival in 1492, there were five Taíno kingdoms or territories on Hispaniola, each led by a principal Cacique (chieftain), to whom tribute was paid. At the time of the Spanish conquest, the largest Taíno population centers may have contained around 3,000 people or more. The Taíno were historical neighbors and enemies of the Carib, another group with origins in South America who lived principally in the Lesser Antilles. The relationship between the two groups has been the subject of much study. ...Archive • Nominate Read more... edit   Selected picture Credit: DirkvdM A view to the west from the foot of El Yunque, near Baracoa. ...Archive • Nominate Read more... edit   Did you know... ...that the CIA began to recruit and train anti-Castro forces for the Bay of Pigs Invasion in the Sierra Madre mountains on the Pacific coast of Guatemala? ...that the Cuban night lizard is less than 4 cm long and lives exclusively in the west corner of the southern-most coast of Cuba? ... that Cachao López is credited with popularizing the Cuban musical form Mambo, and won his latest Grammy award in 2005 at the age of 87? ...that Narciso López fled Cuba for New York City in 1848 after a failed attempt to create a revolt among Cuban planters, and attempted three times to raise filibuster expeditions to invade Cuba from the U.S.? ...that Cayo Coco is a Cuban island off the north coast of Ciego de Ávila Province, that is linked to the mainland by an artificial causeway some 27km long? Archive • Nominate New articles... edit   Featured content Featured articles Charles Edward Magoon Salsa music Featured lists List of Caribbean membranophones List of Cuban birds List of Caribbean drums edit   Things you can do Wikipedia's maxim is that anyone can edit. If you are interested in Cuba and have useful information that would form a new article or would enhance an existing article, please feel free to take part. Here are some tasks you can do to help with WikiProject Cuba: Task list New article announcements Requests: Sport in Cuba, Carlos Alzugarai, Jules Loustalot, Enrique Quintana, Moisés Boudé, Domingo Romeo Jaime, Oscar Poey Bonachea, Virgilio Morales Díaz, José Borrel Tudurí, Celina Cardoso, Angel Loustalot Stubs: Dollar store (Cuba), Celia Sánchez, Yoani Sánchez Verify: History of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista Update: Nochebuena NPOV: History of Cuba, Delfin Fernandez, Armando Valladares Copyedit: Bay of Pigs invasion, Julio Antonio Mella, Fabio Grobart, Armando Peraza Wikify: Cha-cha-cha Merge: Cleanup: Bay of Pigs invasion, History of Cuba, Escambray Revolt, Abelardo Colomé Ibarra, List of Cubans, Máximo Gómez, Antonio Maceo Grajales Style: Fidel Castro Expand: Cuban-Soviet relations, Baseball in Cuba, Religion in Cuba, Havana's International Book Fair, Cuba-Venezuela relations, Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven edit   In the news February 20: Drama was the signature tune of Fidel's career (BBC News) February 19: Bedridden Castro resigned after nearly 50 years as "El Presidente".(BBC News) October 7: Bus and train collision kills at least 28 in Cuba September 20: Supporters of Canadian youth Omar Khadr held in Guantanamo gather, demand action - Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer, dies at 78. June 6: Fidel Castro appears on TV in his first interview since undergoing surgery 10 months ago.(BBC) June 6: Cuba and the United States hold the first bilateral Hurricane Conference to exchange ideas and information before the hurricane season begins. May 29: Fidel Castro writes about his illness for the first time, stating that he had three operations before he began his recovery.(Earth Times) ...Archive More Current events on Wikinews... edit   Selected biography General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (pronounced [fulˈɣensio baˈtista̩]) (January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was the de facto military leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1940, and thus the eminence grise of Cuban politics for that period of time, and the de jure President of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 after having won election. He then became the country's leader after staging a coup, from 1952 until 1959, when he was ousted by the Cuban Revolution. ...Archive • Nominate Read more... edit   Quote of the day “ I believe that writers, unless they consider themselves terribly exquisite, are at heart people who live by night, a little bit outside society, moving between delinquency and conformity. ” Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante. 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Brooke Arsenio Martínez Campos George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle William Keppel (general) Charles Edward Magoon Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuan Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito William Howard Taft Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Duke de la Torre Diego de Villalba y Toledo Leonard Wood Valeriano Weyler Cuba-United States relations   edit Alpha 66 Bay of Pigs Invasion Brothers to the Rescue Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba Cuban American Cuban Democracy Act Cuban Five Cuban Missile Crisis Cuban Project Cuban exile Cuban-American National Foundation Cuban-American Treaty Cuban-American lobby Elián González Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Helms-Burton Act United States Interests Section in Havana JMWAVE Latin American School of Medicine (Cuba) List of Cuba-US aircraft hijackings List of United States citizens granted political asylum in Cuba USS Maine (ACR-1) Mariel boatlift Omega 7 Operation Northwoods Operation Peter Pan Opposition to Fidel Castro Ostend Manifesto Michael E. Parmly Platt Amendment Luis Posada Carriles Radio Martí Teller Amendment United States Ambassador to Cuba United States Senate Committee on Cuban Relations United States embargo against Cuba Wet feet, dry feet policy Historical Events   edit Ten Years' War Spanish-American War Relations with the U.S. Platt Amendment Cuban Revolution La Coubre explosion Bay of Pigs Invasion Cuban Missile Crisis War Against the Bandits Cubana Flight 455 Mariel boatlift Special Period 2006 Cuban transfer of presidential duties Timeline of Cuban history Chronology of Colonial Cuba Politics   edit Constitution National Assembly of People’s Power Council of State Council of Ministers Supreme Court Provinces Committees for the Defense of the Revolution People and organizations President Raúl Castro Vice President José Ramón Machado Ventura Prime Minister Political parties Communist Party of Cuba Opposition Varela Project Democracy and Human Rights Elections Human rights Foreign Relations Foreign relations PRC-Cuba relations Cuban-Soviet relations Cuba-United States relations Geography   Cities and towns   edit Aguada de Pasajeros Antilla Arcos de Canasí Artemisa Baracoa Bayamo Boca de Jaruco Camagüey Campechuela Cardenas Cayo Coco Chambas Ciego de Avila Cienfuegos Ciudad Mar Colón Consolación del Sur Cruces El Caney Esmeralda Florida, Cuba Gibara Guáimaro Guanabacoa Guanabo Guanajay Guane Guantánamo Guardalavaca Güines Güira de Melena Holguín Jaruco Jibacoa Jiguaní Jovellanos Los Arabos Magarabomba Manzanillo Marianao Mariel Martí Matanzas Máximo Gómez, Cuba Mayarí Moa Morón, Cuba Nueva Gerona Nuevitas Palma Soriano Pinar del Río Placetas Rodas Sagua La Grande San Antonio de los Baños San Luis, Pinar del Río San Luis, Santiago de Cuba Sancti Spiritus Santa Clara Santa Cruz del Norte Santa Cruz del Sur Santa Fe Santiago de Cuba Tarara Trinidad Varadero Venezuela Victoria de Las Tunas Viñales Yara Havana   edit Boyeros Centro Habana, Cuba Ciudad Mar Colon Cemetery El Capitolio Estadio Latinoamericano Guanabacoa Havana cathedral Havana Conference Havana Sugar Kings Industriales International School of Havana John Lennon Park José Martí International Airport Marianao Miramar, Havana Morro Castle (fortress) Museum of the Revolution Old Havana Playa, Havana Regla San Francisco de la Habana Basilica San Miguel del Padrón Seville Hotel Tropicana Club University of Havana Vedado Habana (baseball club) Habana del Este Metropolitanos Provinces   edit Camagüey Ciego de Ávila Cienfuegos Ciudad de La Habana Granma Guantánamo Holguín Isla de la Juventud La Habana Las Tunas Matanzas Pinar del Río Sancti Spíritus Santiago de Cuba Villa Clara Bays   edit Bay of Buena Vista Bay of Cárdenas Bay of Pigs Bay of Santa Clara Ensenada de la Broa Guantánamo Bay Rivers   edit Almendares River Cauto River Mountains   edit Escambray Mountains Cuchillas del Toa Sierra Cristal Sierra del Rosario Sierra Maestra Pico Turquino El Yunque Islands   edit Canarreos Archipelago Colorados Archipelago Cayo Coco Cayo Guajaba Cayo Guillermo Cayo Largo del Sur Cayo Romano Cayo Sabinal Cayo Saetia Ernst Thälmann Island Isle of Youth Jardines de la Reina Jardines del Rey Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago Gulfs and Straits   edit Gulf of Batabanó Gulf of Cazones Gulf of Guacanayabo Windward Passage Culture   Art   edit Abelardo Morell Alberto Korda Amelia Peláez Carlos Enríquez Gómez David Martinez Delgado Juan T. Vazquez Martin Mario Perez Pedro Álvarez Castelló Peter Henry Emerson Raúl Corrales Raúl Martínez Rene Mederos Tomas Sanchez Víctor Manuel García Valdés Wifredo Lam Music   edit Timeline Batá and yuka Chachachá Changui Charanga Conga Danzón Descarga Guajira Guaracha Habanera Jazz Hip hop Mambo Nueva trova Rock Rumba Salsa cubana Son Son montuno Timba Cinema   edit Films Muerte de un burócrata Memorias del subdesarrollo Vampiros en La Habana Clandestinos Fresa y Chocolate Madagascar Guantanemera La Vida es Silbar Lista de Espera Suite Habana Habana Blues El Benny Directors Fernando Pérez Humberto Padrón Jorge Luis Sánchez Jorge Molina Juan Carlos Cremata Juan Padrón Miguel Coyula Santiago Álvarez Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Actors César Évora Enrique Molina Renny Arozarena Cuisine   edit Buñuelos Cerveceria Bucanero Chicharrones Chorizo Churro Cuban espresso Cuban sandwich Empanada Frijoles Negros Havana Club Ironbeer Malta (soft drink) Mojito Paladar Picadillo Piña Colada Platillo Moros y Cristianos Tostón Literature   edit Alejo Carpentier Antonio Benitez-Rojo Daína Chaviano Carilda Oliver Labra Dulce María Loynaz Edmundo Desnoes Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda Guillermo Cabrera Infante Heberto Padilla José Ignacio Rivero José Lezama Lima José María Heredia y Campuzano José Martí Julián del Casal Leonardo Padura Fuentes Mariano Brull Nancy Morejón Nicolás Guillén Norberto Fuentes Pedro Juan Gutiérrez Pedro Luis Boitel Raúl Rivero Reinaldo Arenas Severo Sarduy Zoé Valdés Virgilio Piñera People   Politics   edit Current Abelardo Colomé Ibarra Carlos Lage Dávila Felipe Pérez Roque Fidel Castro José Luis Rodríguez García José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera Juan Almeida Bosque Luis Posada Carriles Mariela Castro Oscar Elías Biscet Oswaldo Payá Raúl Castro Roberto Fernández Retamar Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada Rosa Elena Simeón Negrín Vilma Espín Guillois Historical Abel Santamaría Alcibiades Hidalgo Andrés Rivero Agüero Anselmo Alliegro Antonio Guiteras Armando Hart Dávalos Camilo Cienfuegos Carlos Hevia Carlos Manuel Piedra Carlos Prio Socarras Celia Sánchez Eduardo Chibás Federico Laredo Brú Fernando Tarrida del Mármol Fabio Grobart Fulgencio Batista Frank País Gerardo Machado Gustavo Arcos Huber Matos Ignacio Agramonte José Miró Cardona Juan Carlos Robinson Agramonte Julio Antonio Mella Manuel Piñeiro Manuel Urrutia Lleó Miguel Mariano Gómez Paul Lafargue Rafael Diaz-Balart Ramón Grau Saturnino and Mariano Lora Virgilio Paz Romero Authors and poets   edit Alejo Carpentier Antonio Benitez-Rojo Daína Chaviano Carilda Oliver Labra Dulce María Loynaz Edmundo Desnoes Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda Guillermo Cabrera Infante Heberto Padilla José Ignacio Rivero José Lezama Lima José María Heredia y Campuzano José Martí Julián del Casal Leonardo Padura Fuentes Mariano Brull Nancy Morejón Nicolás Guillén Norberto Fuentes Pedro Juan Gutiérrez Pedro Luis Boitel Raúl Rivero Reinaldo Arenas Severo Sarduy Zoé Valdés Virgilio Piñera Musicians   edit Composers Alejandro Garcia Caturla Amadeo Roldan Arsenio Rodríguez Ernesto Lecuona Esteban Salas y Castro Ignacio Cervantes José White Lafitte Leo Brouwer Yalil Guerra Musicians Addys D'Mercedes Albita Alfredo de la Fé Adalberto Álvarez Ángel Reyes Beny Moré Cándido Fabré Chucho Valdés Compay Segundo El Medico Eliades Ochoa Ernesto Lecuona Gonzalo Rubalcaba Guillermo Portabales Horacio Gutierrez Hubert de Blanck Ibrahim Ferrer Los Van Van Jorge Bolet La Lupe Moisés Valle Mongo Santamaria Orlando "Cachaito" López Pablo Milanes Pío Leyva Roberto Faz Rubén González Santiago Rodriguez Silvio Rodriguez Xavier Cugat Willy Chirino Yamila Guerra Yalil Guerra Yotuel Romero Sports persons   edit Boxing Adolfo Horta, Featherweight Olympic boxer Ariel Hernández, Middleweight Olympic boxer Armando Martínez, Light middle-weight Olympic boxer Benny Paret, boxer Eliseo Castillo, boxer Félix Savón, Olympic gold medal winning boxer Florentino Fernandez, boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz, amateur boxer Joel Casamayor, boxer Jorge Rubio, Boxing trainer. José Napoles, boxer Kid Charol, Boxer Kid Chocolate, boxer Kid Gavilan, boxer Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros Olympic welterweight boxer Luis Manuel Rodriguez, boxer Mario César Kindelán Mesa, Olympic gold medal winning boxer Raúl González, boxer Roberto Balado, Olympic Super Heavyweight boxer Sugar Ramos, world champion boxer Teofilo Stevenson, amateur boxer Yanqui Diaz, boxer Yudel Johnson Cedeno Light-Welterweight Olympic Boxer Athletics Alberto Juantorena, basketball, track Aliecer Urrutia, triple jump Ana Fidelia Quirot 800m Dayron Robles, Hurdling athlete Emeterio González, javelin thrower. Hector Herrera, sprinter Ioamnet Quintero, high jumper Iván García, sprinter Iván Pedroso, long jump Javier Sotomayor, track and field record setter Joel Isasi, sprinter Joel Lamela, sprinter Jorge Aguilera, sprinter Lazaro Martínez, sprinter Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda, sprinter Osleidys Menéndez, javelin Roberto Hernández (track athlete) Roberto Moya, discus throw Víctor Moya, high jumper Yargelis Savigne, jump Yipsi Moreno, hammer thrower Yoandri Betanzos, triple jump Yoel García, triple jumper Yoel Hernández hurdler Yudelkis Fernández long jumper. Yunaika Crawford, hammer thrower Yuniel Hernández, hurdler Other Adolfo Luque, Cincinnati Reds Alberto Delgado, soccer Alex Sánchez, Baseball Free Agent Ariel Pestano, Cuban Baseball Player Ariel Prieto, Oakland Athletics