spanish cap 6

ajeno(a)

different

una cadena de montañas

mountain chain

estallarse

to breakout (a war/battle)

pisar

to step on

saquear

to loot

Habana

Capital of Cuba

Santo Domingo

Capital of Dominican Republic

Viejo San Juan

Capital of Puerto Rico

Las Cuevas de Camuy

A cave that was formed by the river Camuy.

Moros y cristianos

How Cuba describes Arroz con Frijoles

Arroz con habichuelas

How Puerto Rico describes Arroz con Frijoles

Arroz con Frijoles

How The Dominican Republic describes Arroz con Frijoles

Arawaks

Indigenous people from Puerto Rico

Los taínos

Indigenous people from Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic

Los caribes

Indigenous people from the carribean

José Martí e Antonio Maceo

Important people for the Cuban revolution

Diego Velázquez

The man who conquered Cuba in 1512. Wanted to protect the indigenous.

Fulgencio Batista

the leader of Cuba up until 1959 when he got overthrown.

Fidel Castro

the leader after 1959 who turned Cuba communist

Enfermedad y malos tratos

Why the indigenous people died

Independistas

a small group that wants Puerto Rico to be separate from the US

Populares

the group that wants to maintain the relation with the US

Estadistas

the group that wants puerto rico to become a US state

Las piratas

robbers on the sea who stole from everyone (no bias)

Los Corsarios

robbers on the sea who had contracts with certain countries so they didn’t steal from others.

La república dominicana

Has a presidential government

Puerto Rico

Has las cuevas de camuy

Santo Domingo

The oldest city in the americas

Puerto Rico

Ponce de Leon was the first governor of this country