- ...that the Santísima Trinidad (pictured), a first-rate ship of the line and for many years the biggest warship in the world, was built and completed in Havana in 1769?
- ...that Ubre Blanca was the name of a cow in Cuba recognized by The Guinness book of Records for holding the world record for milk production in a single day, and is honored by a marble statue in her home town of Nueva Gerona?
- ...that Guaracheros de Regla was the name of a carnival comparsa of Havana?
- ...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 the 16th-century Castillo de la Real Fuerza in Havana is the oldest stone fortress in the Americas?
| More did you know... | New articles... |
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search