Spanish Vocabulary: History, Geography, and Culture of Puerto Rico and Cuba
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31 Terms
Ajeno(a) a
Alien to / foreign to
Estallar
To break out / to burst (e.g., a fight or war)
Saquear
To loot / to plunder
Pisar
To step on / to set foot on
El corsario
Privateer (pirate with a government contract)
El pirata
Pirate ("thief of the sea")
una cadena de montañas
mountain range
Los taínos
Indigenous group of the Greater Antilles
Los caribes
Aggressive indigenous group that fought the Taínos
Estado Libre Asociado
Commonwealth (Current status of Puerto Rico)
El moro y cristianos
Cuban dish of black beans and rice
El Viejo San Juan
Colonial part of Puerto Rico's capital
El Castillo del Morro/ de la Gran Fuerza
Famous Spanish fortresses in Havana
Las Cuevas de Camuy
Massive cave system in Puerto Rico
El Faro a Colón
Monument/Lighthouse to Columbus in Santo Domingo where he is buried
La Habana
Capital of Cuba
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
Spanish conquistador who conquered Cuba
Hatuey
Taíno chief who led a resistance against the Spanish in Cuba
José Martí & Antonio Maceo
Heroes of Cuban Independence who died before seeing a free Cuba.
Fulgencio Batista
Cuban dictator overthrown by the revolutionary movement in 1959.
Fidel Castro
Leader of the Cuban Revolution who established the first communist government in the Americas. (1959)
Juan Ponce de León
The first governor of Puerto Rico 1508; he founded the town of Capararra.
Rafael Trujillo
Dictator of the Dominican Republic whose regime lasted over 30 years (died in 1961).
El Estado Libre Asociado (ELA)
The current political status of Puerto Rico (Associated Free State) with the U.S.
La Catedral de Santo Domingo
The oldest cathedral in the Americas
Arroz con habichuelas
The name for rice and beans specifically in Puerto Rico.
Habichuelas
Word for "beans" used in Puerto Rico
Arroz y frijoles
The name for rice and black beans in DR.
Lechón asado
Roast pig; a very popular dish across the Spanish-speaking Caribbean.
The 2 Seasons
The Caribbean has a seca (dry) and húmeda (humid/rainy) season.
Chris Columby arrived in La Hispanola in the year...
1492
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