The late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries marked a period of intense foreign interest in Latin American affairs, particularly with regards to economics ...
Economy
Baptismal certificate for an Asian man in Ascenso Parrish, 1865
This certificate signifying the baptism of an Asian man in a parish in Güines, Cuba is written plainly, naming the new parishioner, his birthdate, and age. It ...
Platt Amendment, 1903
Cuban history seemed to be on the brink of change at the turn of the 20th century, but perhaps not the change that many Latin American countries had already ...
