Cuba Timeline

By lilsp00n
  • Jan 1, 1511

    Cuba Discovered

    Spain begins to conquer Cuba, under the leadership of Diego de Velazquez
  • May 6, 1511

    Spain begins to conquer Cuba, under the leadership of Diego de Velazquez

  • The first Africans are shipped to Cuba to work as slaves on Spanish farms

  • Britain captures Cuba from Spain and trades it a year later for Florida

  • The United States defeats Spain in the Spanish-American War and wins Cuba

  • The U.S. officials leave, and Cuba gains independence but remains under U.S. protection

  • Fidel Castro and his rebels overthrow Batista

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