©TélécHArGEr. Cuba: A History Livre. audio par Penguin

The history of Cuba is characterized by dependence on outside powers—Spain, the US, and the USSR. The island of Cuba was inhabited by various Amerindian cultures prior to the arrival of the Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492. After his arrival on a Spanish expedition, Spain conquered Cuba and appointed Spanish governors to rule in Havana

From award-winning historian Hugh Thomas, Cuba: A History is the essential work for understanding one of the most fascinating and controversial countries in the world. Hugh Thomas's acclaimed book explores the whole sweep of Cuban history from the British capture of Havana in 1762 through the years of Spanish and United States domination, down to the twentieth century and the extraordinary revolution of Fidel Castro. Throughout this period of over two hundred years, Hugh Thomas analyses the

Throughout this period of over two hundred years, Hugh Thomas analyses the political, economic and social events that have shaped Cuban history with extraordinary insight and panache,

L' histoire de Cuba n'est connue de façon assez précise qu'à partir du début de la colonisation espagnole. Dans l'état actuel de nos connaissances, elle ne commence réellement qu'avec l'arrivée, le 27 octobre 1492, de Christophe Colomb, qui aperçoit l' île de Cuba et y débarque lors de son premier voyage et la revendique au nom de l' Espagne