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*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. | ||
*The first wave of emigration occurred directly after the revolution, followed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Flights '''Freedom Flights'''] from 1965 to 1973. This was followed by the 1980 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel_boatlift '''Mariel boatlift'''] and after 1994 the flight of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balseros '''balseros'''] emigrating by raft to '''The Bahamas, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and, most commonly, the United States.''' <ref>"Cuban exodus", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_exodus, accessed 16 June 2021.</ref> | *The first wave of emigration occurred directly after the revolution, followed by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Flights '''Freedom Flights'''] from 1965 to 1973. This was followed by the 1980 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel_boatlift '''Mariel boatlift'''] and after 1994 the flight of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balseros '''balseros'''] emigrating by raft to '''The Bahamas, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and, most commonly, the United States.''' <ref name="CE">"Cuban exodus", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_exodus, accessed 16 June 2021.</ref> | ||
====Cuban Americans==== | ====Cuban Americans==== | ||
*Cuban immigration to regions that would eventually form the United States have a long history, beginning in the '''Spanish colonial period''' in 1565 when the '''settlement of St. Augustine''' was established by hundreds of Spanish soldiers and their families. | *Cuban immigration to regions that would eventually form the United States have a long history, beginning in the '''Spanish colonial period''' in 1565 when the '''settlement of St. Augustine''' was established by hundreds of Spanish soldiers and their families. | ||
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*The emigrants in the exodus known as "Cuban exiles" have come from various backgrounds in Cuban society, often reflected in the wave of emigration they participated in. | *The emigrants in the exodus known as "Cuban exiles" have come from various backgrounds in Cuban society, often reflected in the wave of emigration they participated in. | ||
*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. | *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 name="CE"/> | ||
====Afro-Cuban Descendants in Africa==== | ====Afro-Cuban Descendants in Africa==== | ||
*African countries such as '''Nigeria''', the home of the Yoruba and Igbo cultures, and '''Spanish Guinea''' experienced an influx of '''ex-slaves from Cuba brought there as indentured servants during the 17th century, and again during the 19th century'''. In Spanish Guinea, they became part of the Emancipados; in Nigeria, they were called Amaros. Despite being free to return to Cuba when their tenure was over, they remained in these countries marrying into the local indigenous population. | *African countries such as '''Nigeria''', the home of the Yoruba and Igbo cultures, and '''Spanish Guinea''' experienced an influx of '''ex-slaves from Cuba brought there as indentured servants during the 17th century, and again during the 19th century'''. In Spanish Guinea, they became part of the Emancipados; in Nigeria, they were called Amaros. Despite being free to return to Cuba when their tenure was over, they remained in these countries marrying into the local indigenous population. | ||