The schism of 1868 and the growth of Cuban New York
The outbreak of the Great War (1868-1878) was a turning point in the history of the Cuban presence in New York City. The war created for the first time a significant schism between peninsulares and criollos, and although Havana’s criollo elites were largely at the margins of the conflict, they never...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) |
| Repository: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/24865 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/24865 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Cuba José Manuel Mestre Miguel Aldama Historia de Cuba Nueva York Migración Guerra 1868-1878 Cubanos en Nueva York Cubanos en EE.UU. Cuban history New York Migration 1868-1878 War Cubans in New York City Cubans in the U.S. Arte Art History Literature Sociology Historia Literatura Sociología |
| Summary: | The outbreak of the Great War (1868-1878) was a turning point in the history of the Cuban presence in New York City. The war created for the first time a significant schism between peninsulares and criollos, and although Havana’s criollo elites were largely at the margins of the conflict, they nevertheless were compelled to leave, spearheading an exodus that transformed both the size and the character of the Cuban community in New York, making it by far the largest Hispanic community in the city. This period established a pattern that would be repeated by subsequent waves of Cubans arriving in the U.S. well into the twentieth century. |
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