This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Panorama of Cuba’s Pearl of the Antilles Rise and Wealth
An 1898 overview extols Cuba as the Pearl of the Antilles, detailing its rich resources, diverse climate, and expansive harbors. It traces Spanish rule, colonial exploits, and the island’s potential for sugar, tobacco, minerals, and agriculture, while noting struggles for liberty and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Santilles
Spain
Columbus
Sen i
Pennsylvania
Mather
Lepe
Tarn
Madrid
United States
Tropics
el Castillo de la Fuerza
Castle of
Bestir
Santiago de Cuba
New York
Philadelphia
Juragua
Signe
West Indies
Puerto Principe
Santa Clara
Aratanzas Habana
Pinar del Rio
Queen City
Havana
Morro
la Junta
Dahlgren
Cuba i
Columbas
Antilles
Plaza de Armas
Ferdinand VI
Alameda de Paula
Campo de Marte
Colon
Cortez
Pizarro
Tacon
Paseo de Tacon
Charles III
America
New World
San Cristobal de la Habana
Drake
Pocock
Paris
Equatorial
Jupiter Pluvias
Tera
Crba
Neo
Poortia de Cabanas
Siataice
Cardenas
Sazoa la Grande
Wsio Nuevites
Malagoda
Mura- 1
Pacria del Padse
Southago de Cota
Manzeulis Y Canto
Pots Croz
Cienfoi
Cochinos
la Lr
Ceba
Numer
Bea
Ain
Cabka
Saramasus Cap
Binar del Rio
San Fernando
Youmuri
Cata
Santiago
el Cobre
Matanzas
Lomas de Cobre
Vuelta Abajo
Amerium
Bhick Hsit
Peru
Baracoa
Manzanillo
Las Tanas
Cubs
Manana
Wattrer
J. Davis