(Encyclopedia) Martí, JoséMartí, Joséhōsāˈ märtēˈ [key], 1853–95, Cuban essayist, poet, and patriot, leader of the Cuban struggle for independence. One of the greatest prose writers of Spanish…
What information did the 2010 U.S. Census provide about the Hispanic population? by Jennie Wood According to the 2010 U.S. Census, of the 308.7 million people who lived in the U.S. on…
(Encyclopedia) Dorticós Torrado, OsvaldoDorticós Torrado, Osvaldoōsvälˈdō dōrtēkōsˈ tōr-räˈᵺō [key], 1919–83, president of Cuba (1959–76). A prosperous lawyer, he participated in Fidel Castro's…
(Encyclopedia) García y Iñigues, CalixtoGarcía y Iñigues, Calixtokälēkˈstō gärsēˈä ē ĕnyēˈgās [key], 1839–98, Cuban revolutionist, a leader in the Ten Years War (1868–78). Captured and imprisoned…
(Encyclopedia) Stevenson, Teófilo, 1952–2012, Cuban heavyweight boxer, b. Puerto Padre. One of the greatest amateur boxers ever to enter the ring, he won gold medals at the Munich (1972), Montreal (…
