The History of Cuba, vol. 3Johnson, Willis Fletcher
History
The History of Cuba, vol. 3
Johnson, Willis Fletcher
Cuba -- Economic conditions; Cuba -- History
Clayton, John M., U. S. Secretary of State, issues proclamation
against filibustering, III, 42.
Cleaveland, Samuel, controversy over church bells, II, 83.
Cleveland, Grover. President of United States, issues warning against
breaches of neutrality, IV, 70;
reference to Cuba
in message of 1896, 79;
its significance, 80.
Coat of Arms of Cuba, picture, IV, 251;
significance, 251.
Cobre, copper mines, I, 173, 259.
"Cockfighting and Idleness" campaign, IV, 291.
Coffee, cultivation begun, II, 33, 113.
Coinage, reformed, II, 142;
statistics of, 158.
Collazo, Enrique, filibuster, IV, 55.
Coloma, Antonio Lopez, revolutionist, IV, 30.
Colombia, designs upon Cuba, II, 262;
III, 134;
attitude toward Cuban revolution, 223.
Columbus, Bartholomew, recalled to Spain, I, 57.
Columbus, Christopher, portrait, frontispiece, Vol. I;
discoverer of America, I;
i;
first landing in America, 2;
monument on Watling's Island, picture, 3;
arrival in Cuba, 11;
question as to first landing place, 12;
first impressions of Cuba and intercourse with natives, 14;
exploration of north coast, 16;
end of first visit, 18;
second visit, 19;
exploration of south coast, 21;
at Bay of Cortez, 25;
turns back from circumnavigation, 26;
at Isle of Pines, 26;
final departure from Cuba, 27;
diary and narrative, 28 et seq.;
death and burial, 33;
tomb in Havana cathedral, 34;
removal to Seville, 36;
removal from Santo Domingo to Havana, II, 181;
epitaph, 182.
Columbus, Diego, plans exploration and colonization of Cuba, I, 57;
attempts mediation between Velasquez and Cortez, 97;
replaces Velasquez with Zuazo, 100;
rebuked by King, 100.
Comendador, Cacique, I, 55.
Commerce, begun by Velasquez, I, 68;
rise of corporations, II, 19;
after British occupation, 98;
under Torre, 132;
reduction of duties, 141;
extension of trade, 163;
Tribunal of Commerce founded, 177;
Real Compania de Havana, 199;
restrictive measures, 200;
Chamber of Commerce founded, 307;
commerce with United States, III, 2;
during American occupation, IV, 184;
present, 358.
Compostela, Diego E. de, Bishop, I, 318;
death, 332.
Concepcion, Columbus's landing place, I, 3.
Concessions, forbidden under American occupation, IV, 153.
Concha, José Gutierrez de la, Governor, III, 62, 290.
Conchillos, royal secretary, I, 59.
Congress, Cuban, welcomed by Gen. Wood, IV, 246;
turns against Palma, 269;
friendly to Gomez, 303;
hostile to Menocal, 323;
protects the lottery, 324.
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