My Cuban-American Culture

MY “ LATIN” CULTURE

My name is Beatriz A. Aquino and I was born in Havana, Cuba. My parents emigrated to the beautiful state of Florida in May of 1967. I was a month short of turning 2 years old. I have never visited the country where I was born due to the political system practiced there but I do know its history customs and cultures. I consider myself a Cuban-American. What I mean by this is I was born a Cuban and am very proud to say that; however I was raised in the United States and therefore will always be an American. Throughout this paper I will guide you on a journey throughout the beautiful island that sits just
90 miles away. That land where I was born, CUBA. Cuba as it was known to many as the most beautiful
Thus, out of this idealism and also as a strategy for survival, already one year after the victory of revolution on Cuba the country took on civil and military assignments in the southern hemisphere. Although still a third world country itself Cuba

supported African, Central American and Asian countries in the fields of military development, health and education. These "overseas adventures" not only irritated the USA but quite often were a "major headache" for Cuba's ostensible allies in the Kremlin.
RELIGIONS :
The cuban culture consists of many religions. Cuba is home to a variety of syncretic religions of largely African cultural origin. It is estimated that the prevailing religion practiced is the Catholic Religion. However, there are many others practiced throughout the island . Protestants, Baptists, Pentecoastals, Seventh Day adventists,
Prebysterians Jehovahs Witness etc… Although, according to a US State Department report, some sources estimate that as much as 80 percent of the population consults with practitioners of religions with West
Cuba's coastline is marked by bays, reefs, keys, and islets. Along the southern coast are long stretches of lowlands and swamps. Slightly more than half the island consists of flat or rolling terrain, and the remainder is hilly or mountainous

How was Cuba put on the map…Christopher Columbus landing on the island during his first voyage of discovery on 28 October 1492. Although, according to archeological evidence it is suggested that, before Columbus' arrival the indigenous Guanajatabey, who had inhabited the island for centuries, were driven to the west of Cuba by the arrival of two subsequent waves of migrants, the Taino and the Ciboney. These peoples, had migrated north along the Caribbean island chain. According to historians the neo-Taino population of Cuba had reached 350,000 by the end of the 15th Century. Their peoples cultivated the yuca root, harvested it.
Baked it to produce cassava bread which was a favorite. They grew cotton and tobacco, and ate maize and sweet potatoes. Cuba’s soil is very rich in fertilizer. Havana was briefly occupied by Great Britain, before being returned to Spain in exchange for Florida. A series of rebellions during the 19th century failed to end Spanish