Cuba, highly influenced by the Spanish culture is the most populated and largest island in the region. Cuba Facts states that the Spanish established their settlement in 1500s after which the country struggled against the growing Spanish colonialism. Thousands of slaves were brought in from Senegal, Congo, Gambia, and Guinea. From 1821 to 1831 almost 6 lacs Africans were imported. After slavery was abolished more Africans came from Jamaica and Haiti.
Eastern European Jews started conquering the island by 1920s, which continued till the revolution in 1959. Cuba became an atheist state after the revolution and religious believers were discriminated. Even the Chinese were captured as slaves and there were about 1,50,000 Chinese in the 19 th century. Though Racial discrimination was abolished in 1966, blacks still predominate in lower professions. The Family Code passed in 1955 stated that Cuban men and women have equal rights and responsibilities to child rearing and house work.
Afro-Cubans religions are wide spread and practiced by all races. Rumba, Salsa, Cha-cha-cha Music and Dance are the passions of Cubans. Museums and architecture of Cuba is worth having a look. From the stylish multi storied buildings to dilapidated old city, everything comprises of a beauty of its own kind. Cuba's oldest industry was the sugar cane industry. Facts of Cuba include the past and the present of Cuba. The Republic of Cuba encompasses more than 4,000 islands and cays.
