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“...Santiago. Fruit and other tropical produce is also exported
and stock-breeding gives employment to many people The
mineral resources of the island include iron ore, manganese
copper, and salt. 6
Cuba: bein« only lust within the tropics, its
Climate is not so hot as that of most other West Indian islands
the mean annual temperature at Havana is only 77° Fahr.
but inland and on the south coast it is greater. The rainy
season is from May to October, the mean annual rainfall being
d th,e Slerra Maestra mountains the thermometer
sometimes falls almost to freezing-point.
HISTORY. Cuba was discovered by Columbus during his
Brst voyage, on October 28th, 1492. He called it Juana, after
h,7(-nfffS da“?h^er °f his patrons, Ferdinand and Isabella ;
but after Ferdinand s death it was renamed Ferna„dina. It was
subsequently called Santiago, in honour of the patron saint of
5?“* pn£’ latTer> Ave Maria, before it reverted to its native
name, Cuba In J5°° Diego Velasquez formed several settle-
ments, including...”
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“...Sergeant’s Cay, 394
Serge Island Estate, 291
" Serpent’s Mouth,” the. See
Boca de la Serpiente
Serrano, Don Antonio, 198
Seven Rivers Cave, 284, 287
Shackleton, Sir Ernest, 137
Shatter, General, 357
Shannon, H.M.S., 51
“ Shark Papers,” curious story
of the, 267—8
Sharpe, Colonel W., 81
Shaw Park, Spaniards defeated
at, 281
Shelley Bay, 53
Shipping Services, 448-63
Shirley, Governor Thomas,
223, 224
Shirley, Sir Anthony, 234
Shirley Heights, 208
Sibun River, 389, 391
Siccama, Baron, 377
Sierra Maestra Mts., 339
Sierra Nevada, 404, 408
Siffleur Montagne, rare bird,
241
Sigsbee, Captain, 346
Silk-cotton trees, 65, 274, 287,
348. 357
" Silver employees,” 422
Sims, James, 86
Sinai, Mt., Grenada, 152
Sinckler, Mr. E. G., 106
Sion Hall, 103...”
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