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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
===Immigration=== | |||
* The native white population are nearly all descendants of the Spaniards and most non-white Cubans also have '''Spanish ancestry.''' | |||
*Other prominent immigrant groups included '''French, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Greek, British, and Irish, as well as small number of descendants of U.S. citizens''' who arrived in Cuba in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. <ref>"Cuba", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba, accessed 17 June 2021.</ref> | |||
===Spanish Immigration to Cuba=== | |||
*In 1514, the Spanish founded a setttlement in what was to become Havana. | |||
*Between the 18th and early 20th century, large waves of '''Canarian, Catalan, Andalusian, Galician, and other Spanish people''' immigrated to Cuba. | |||
*Between 1899 and 1930 alone, close to a million Spaniards entered the country, though many would eventually return to Spain. | |||
*For four years, between 1916 and 1920, Cuba was the first major destination of Spanish migrants to Latin America (about 60%), and the second major destination, after Argentina, between 1900 to 1930. | |||
*According to current statistics, there are over 9,566 Canarians, 23,185 Andalusians and 11,114 Galicians living in Cuba.<ref>"Spanish Immigration to Cuba", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_immigration_to_Cuba, accessed 16 June 2021.</ref> | |||
===Emigration=== | |||
*The Cuban diaspora is the exodus of over one million displaced Cubans ('''the largest community is in Miami and its metropolitan area in the United States''') following the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Other preferred countries include '''Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Ireland, Australia, and Nicaragua.''' | *The Cuban diaspora is the exodus of over one million displaced Cubans ('''the largest community is in Miami and its metropolitan area in the United States''') following the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Other preferred countries include '''Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Ireland, Australia, and Nicaragua.''' | ||
*The Cuban exodus is the mass emigration of Cubans from the island of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Throughout the exodus millions of Cubans from diverse social positions within Cuban society became disillusioned with life in Cuba and decided to emigrate in various emigration waves. | *The Cuban exodus is the mass emigration of Cubans from the island of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Throughout the exodus millions of Cubans from diverse social positions within Cuban society became disillusioned with life in Cuba and decided to emigrate in various emigration waves. | ||
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*The majority of the 1,172,899 current Cuban exiles living in the United States live in '''Florida (917,033 in 2014), mainly in Miami-Dade County, where more than a third of the population is Cuban'''. | *The majority of the 1,172,899 current Cuban exiles living in the United States live in '''Florida (917,033 in 2014), mainly in Miami-Dade County, where more than a third of the population is Cuban'''. | ||
*Other exiles have relocated to form substantial Cuban communities in '''New York City (16,416); Louisville, Kentucky (6,662); Houston, Texas (6,233); Los Angeles (6,056); Union City, New Jersey (4,970) and others.<ref>"Cuban exodus", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_exodus, accessed 16 June 2021.</ref> | *Other exiles have relocated to form substantial Cuban communities in '''New York City (16,416); Louisville, Kentucky (6,662); Houston, Texas (6,233); Los Angeles (6,056); Union City, New Jersey (4,970) and others.<ref>"Cuban exodus", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_exodus, accessed 16 June 2021.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Cuba]] | [[Category:Cuba]] | ||