Cuba
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- Names
Cuba
- Place Type
- poilitical
- Description
- Comprises a large island of the same name and several smaller islands; area was inhabited by Ciboney, Guanahatabey and Taino (Arawaks) when Columbus arrived in 1492; Spanish colonized in 1511, native people soon died; Africans were brought here as slaves for plantations; official language is Spanish.
- Source
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
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