HavanaHavana was found in 1515

And is the capital of Cuba

The population is 2,135,498

Havana

The flag• The Cuban flag states that the blue stripes refer to the three old divisions of the

island; and the two white stripes represent the strength of the independent ideal. The red triangle symbolizes equality, brotherhood , as well as the bloodshed in the island's struggle for independence. Finally, the white star is meant to symbolize freedom.

• It was Designed by Narciso López

Coat of arms • The shield is divided into three parts:• In the chief, a key charging a blue sea between two rocks, symbolizing Cuba’s

geographical position between Florida and the Yucatán Peninsula. A bright rising sun in the background symbolizes the rising of the new republic.

• The shield is supported by an oak branch on one side and a laurel wreath on the other. The oak branch symbolizes the strength of the nation; and the laurel wreath: honor and glory. These symbols were meant to represent the rights of man: Equality, Liberty and Fraternity.

• A liberty cap is located at the top, as a crown symbolizing liberty, with a sole star on it standing for independence.

Holiday destinations• Some of the main holiday destinations

include Cayo, Santa Maria, Havana, Holguin and Varadero.

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Language spoken• The people who live in Cuba speak Cuban

Spanish

• Cuban Spanish is the dialect of the Spanish language as it is spoken in Cuba. As a Caribbean dialect, Cuban Spanish shares a number of features with nearby varieties, including coda deletion

Famous people

Fidel Castro- he was the old ruler of Cuba

Raul Castro- he is the president of Cuba just now

Che Gevera- he was not born in Cuba but he later lived there and was a famous revolutionary

The Buena Vista Social Club are a famous Cuban band.

Historical moments

There is lots of history in Cuba so here is a little bit

1492, Christopher Columbus landed on Cuba's northeastern coast near what is now Baracoa. He claimed the island for the new Kingdom of Spain and named Isla Juana after Juan, Prince of Asturias. In 1511, the first Spanish settlement was founded by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar at Baracoa; other towns soon followed including the future capital Havana which was founded in 1515. The Spanish enslaved the approximately 100,000 indigenous people who resisted conversion to Christianity setting them primarily to the task of searching for gold. Within a century the indigenous people were virtually wiped out due to multiple factors, In 1529, a measles outbreak in Cuba killed two-thirds of the natives who had previously survived smallpox.

There were also lots of wars such as the independent war, the ten years war, the war of 1895 and the Spanish-American war.

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Cuban jobs

Lots of people in Cuba don’t have real jobs and try to sell things they can find.

The people who do have them normally work in a holiday camp or a tourist attraction.

Some children work for there families.

More facts• They have a motto Patria o Muerte that

means "Homeland or Death"

• There Anthem is La Bayamesa( "The Bayamo Song") The population is 11,241,8945  

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