Cuba and Her People of To-day: An Account of the History and Progress of the Island Previous to Its Independence; a Description of Its Physical Features; a Study of Its People; And, in Particular, an Examination of Its Present Political Conditions, Its Industries, Natural Resources, and Prospects; Together with Information and Suggestions Designed to Aid the Prospective Investor Or SettlerI.C. Page, 1911 - 329 páginas |
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Página 46
... port of Seville the conclu- sive privilege of trade with the colonies , these being prohibited from any commercial inter- course with any foreign countries . In 1707 this monopoly was transferred from Seville to the port of Cadiz ...
... port of Seville the conclu- sive privilege of trade with the colonies , these being prohibited from any commercial inter- course with any foreign countries . In 1707 this monopoly was transferred from Seville to the port of Cadiz ...
Página 47
... ports of the Island enjoyed it . For two hundred years or more , such action upon the part of the sovereign ... port under any conditions . The peninsular war reduced the trade of Cuba to such an extent that the Ayuntamiento and the ...
... ports of the Island enjoyed it . For two hundred years or more , such action upon the part of the sovereign ... port under any conditions . The peninsular war reduced the trade of Cuba to such an extent that the Ayuntamiento and the ...
Página 48
... port dues , foreign trade was placed at such a great disadvantage that the Cubans , although ostensibly free in the matter , found themselves again restricted for the most part to commerce with Spain . The first tariff of Cuba ...
... port dues , foreign trade was placed at such a great disadvantage that the Cubans , although ostensibly free in the matter , found themselves again restricted for the most part to commerce with Spain . The first tariff of Cuba ...
Página 65
... ports and were secreted in different parts of the Island . Several local outbreaks had presaged the approaching storm , which burst in March . Before the close of April , the brothers Maceo , Jose Marti , and Maximo Gomez had returned ...
... ports and were secreted in different parts of the Island . Several local outbreaks had presaged the approaching storm , which burst in March . Before the close of April , the brothers Maceo , Jose Marti , and Maximo Gomez had returned ...
Página 123
... ports many commodities that are made from raw material exported by it . In many of these cases it would be more profitable for the coun- try to produce the finished article . Before long , no doubt , the many opportunities long latent ...
... ports many commodities that are made from raw material exported by it . In many of these cases it would be more profitable for the coun- try to produce the finished article . Before long , no doubt , the many opportunities long latent ...
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acres agricultural American Bayamo Camaguey cane Cape San Antonio capital cent century chief Cienfuegos City coast colony commercial Company Congress considerable convention cost coun crop Cuba's Cuban cultivation Customs Tariff deposits district dollars effect exports extensive fact factory farming force foreign former fruit Fuerza government of Cuba greater guajiro Habana harbors hundred imported increase independence insurgents iron Island Isle of Pines JIGUANI labor land leaf less Maceo manufacture Manzanillo Matanzas ment miles mill mineral mountainous native negro Nipe Bay occupation official period Pinar del Rio pineapple plantations planter plants political population ports pounds present President profit proportion Province railroad railway rates of duty ratifications Republic of Cuba result Santa Clara Santiago de Cuba shipped soil or industry Spain Spaniards Spanish STREET sugar supply tain thousand tion To-day tobacco trade treaty United Vuelta Abajo
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Página 307 - States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.
Página 294 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and...
Página 304 - That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.
Página 309 - And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the...
Página 309 - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done...
Página 290 - States shall likewise be, and shall continue during the term of this convention, preferential in respect to all like imports from other countries.
Página 308 - That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the; sanitation of the cities of the island...
Página 295 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever the President of the United States...
Página 296 - Cuba, and so long as the said convention shall remain in force, all articles of merchandise being the product of the soil or industry of the Republic of Cuba, which are now imported into the United States free of duty, shall continue to be so admitted...
Página 303 - That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and...