Suchergebnisse

Part I. Idealism, 1952-1970. History will absolve me : the rebellion, 1952-1958 -- Fatherland or death! Setting the revolution's foundations, 1959-1962 -- The ten million will happen : expanding socialism, 1963-1970 -- Part II. Personalistic institutionalization, 1971-1990. We must turn the setback into victory : Sovietization, institutionalization, and the expanding Cuban diaspora, 1971-1985 -- Now we are going to build socialism : crisis and rectification, 1986-1990 -- Part III. Survival, 1991-2013. Socialism or death! The long special period, 1991-2000 -- This revolution can destroy itself : Cuba at the dawn of the new millennium, 2001-2011 -- Rectify and change ... all that should be rectified and changed : transitions, elections, and successions, 2011-2013 -- Conclusion : rewinding the threads in the labyrinth -- Epilogue : you are my friend

This essay connects the course of war and peace in Europe with a variety of forms of European incursion in the Caribbean during the 1500s and 1600s. With special attention to Cuba, it traces the emergence and evolution of piracy and privateering as well as European colonial expansion by settlers and buccaneers. This essay also provides a systematic analysis of how belligerence in the Old World impacted the Caribbean. Lastly, it explores Spain's efforts to protect its colonies through fortifications, fleet systems, and increased military presence. ; Este ensayo estudia la interconexión entre las guerras en Europa y una variedad de formas de incursión en el Caribe durante el siglo XVI y XVII. Con atención espacial a sucesos en la isla de Cuba este estudio recorre la evolución de actividades piraticas y la creación y desarrollo de colonias no-españolas y el establecimiento de enclaves bucaneros. Este también provee un análisis sistemático sobre el impacto de los conflictos europeos en la cuenca del Caribe. Por último, aquí se exploran los mecanismos defensivos españoles, tales como la militarización, construcción de fortificaciones y el establecimiento del sistema de flotas.