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Island republic in the Greater Antilles of the West Indies, south of Florida, between the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean Sea. See the CIA ''World Factbook'' at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
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Guide to '''Cuba ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
 
==Information==
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Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean whose nearest neighbors are the [[United States Genealogy|United States]], [[Bahamas Genealogy|the Bahamas]], [[Haiti Genealogy|Haiti]], and [[Jamaica Genealogy|Jamaica]]. It was formerly a colony of [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]]. The official language is Spanish.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cuba," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba, accessed 3 May 2016.</ref>
 
Holguin
 
Las Tunas
 
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...that Fidel Castro, who, until a major medical setback about two years ago, was Cuba's leader for nearly 50 years, played baseball in the major leagues in the United States in the 1940s.&nbsp; He did not stay in baseball very long before he left the sport and eventually returned to Cuba.
 
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== Provinces ==
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Cuba is divided into 16 provinces:
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    <li>Villa Clara </li>
 
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    <li>Ciego de Avila </li>
 
    <li>Camagüey </li>
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Revision as of 06:04, 8 January 2010

Cuba flag.png

Getting started with Cuba research[edit | edit source]

Island republic in the Greater Antilles of the West Indies, south of Florida, between the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean Sea. See the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Provinces:


Holguin

Las Tunas

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

  • (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
  • (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)

Help Wanted[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:


Featured Content[edit | edit source]

(Your text or images here)

Did you know?[edit | edit source]

...that Fidel Castro, who, until a major medical setback about two years ago, was Cuba's leader for nearly 50 years, played baseball in the major leagues in the United States in the 1940s.  He did not stay in baseball very long before he left the sport and eventually returned to Cuba.

  • (Your Bullet)
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(All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.)

News and Events
  • If you are interested in being the moderator for Cuba, please contact a Sysop.
  • Hot off the Press!
  • Current Events

more...

Topics
Useful Websites
  • Websites