Cuba and Her People of To-day: An account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settlerForbes-Lindsay, C. H.
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Cuba and Her People of To-day: An account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler
Forbes-Lindsay, C. H.
Cuba
Garcia y Montes, José M., 282.
Gibara, 10.
Gold, 212, 213.
Golfo de Buena Esperanza, 2.
Golfo de la Broa, 2, 4.
Gomez, Jose Miguel, 82, 147, 309.
Gomez, Maximo, 58, 65, 67-70, 73.
Government, 17, 18.
Grant, President, 59.
Guajiro, 97-101.
Guanabacoa, 29.
Guanajay, 316.
Guantanamo, 5.
Guantanamo Bay, 5, 6, 10.
Guantanamo, Valley of, 272-273.
Guines, 264, 316.
Habana, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 20, 28, 36,
37, 40, 43, 46, 47, 55, 68-69, 70, 73, 74
79, 83, 87, 88, 108-109, 113, 116, 119, 135,
143, 147, 155, 159, 188, 189-190, 248, 249-262,
263, 264, 265, 268, 269, 271, 281, 282, 314,
315, 316, 317, 318;
Arsenal, 254;
Atares Castle, 55, 260;
Cathedral, 259;
Central Park, 253, 254, 261;
Convent of San Francisco, 259;
Dominican Convent, 260;
El Templete, 254-255;
La Fuerza, 249, 250, 257-259;
La Punta, 249, 250, 260;
Malecon, 260;
Miramar Hotel, 260;
Morro Castle, 249, 250, 260;
New Railway Station, 317;
Plaza
de Armas, 254-255, 257-261;
Puerta de la Punta, 254;
Streets and Avenues, 254-257, 261-262.
Habana, Province of, 5, 7, 11, 69, 187, 188, 200, 263, 267.
Hay, John, 287.
Hayes, Dr. C. W., 8-10.
History, 22-62;
discovery of the Island, 22-26;
extermination of aborigines, 24-27;
Conquistadores, 27, 28;
early settlements, 27, 28;
introduction of slavery, 30;
colonial laws, 32, 33;
beginnings of prosperity, 34-37;
education, 35-36;
good government, 34-36, 40-42;
revolutionary beginnings, 37-39;
Spanish immigration, 41-42;
land tenure, 43-45;
commercial conditions, 34, 46-50;
taxation, 50-52;
growth of revolutionary spirit, 52-56;
Lopez conspiracy, 54, 55;
Treaty of Zanjon, 55, 56;
War of Independence, 57-76;
interest of United States in Cuban affairs, 58-62, 64, 65, 75, 76;
occupation of the Island by the United States, 76-82;
Palma administration, 78-80.
Holguin, 27, 212.
Hoyo Colorado, 263.
Humboldt, 268.
Iron ore, 201-204, 215.
Isle of Pines, 2, 3, 265-266, 302, 315.
Judiciary, 18.
Karutz, Dr. Paul, 240.
Labor in Cuba, 125-146.
La Esperanza, 317.
La Gloria, 272.
Las Casas, 26, 34-36, 269.
Las Doce Leguas Islands, 3.
Las Minas, 211.
Las Pozas, 55.
La Torre, Marques de, 34.
Liebeg, 219.
Lopez, Narcisco, 54-55.
Lujan, Gabriel de, 28.
Maceo, Antonio, 58, 64, 65, 67, 69-70, 73, 105, 267.
Madruga, 264.
Magoon, Charles E., 82, 156.
_Maine_, The, 61, 70.
Manganese, 207-210.
Manila Bay, Battle of, 75.
Manzanillo, 10, 207, 273, 316.
Marianao, 263-264.
Marti, 316.
Marti, Jose, 65.
Matanzas, 10, 29, 268, 315.
Matanzas, Province of, 5, 11, 69, 170, 189, 200, 211, 262, 267-269.
Mayari, 201.
Mayari River, 274.
McKinley, President, 61-62, 75.
Mechanical industries, 123, 124.
Military, 19, 20.
Minerals, 11, 12, 200-215.
Morgan, Henry, 265.
Napoleon I, 37.
Negroes, 30-32, 102-109.
Nipe Bay, 10, 172, 201, 202, 274-277, 315.
Nuevitas, 3, 10.
O’Reilly, Count, 34.
Organ Mountains, 7, 188, 266-267.
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