Matanzas: The Cuba Nobody Knows
Bretos, Miguel AAuthor
Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida,
2012.
This book is a history of Matanzas, a Cuban city that has played a key role in the island's economic, social, and cultural development. During the slave-driven, sugar-dominated era that opened around 1800, Matanzas grew from a fortified colonial backwater to a thriving multi-ethnic boomtown.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This book is a history of Matanzas, a Cuban city that has played a key role in the island's economic, social, and cultural development. During the slave-driven, sugar-dominated era that opened around 1800, Matanzas grew from a fortified colonial backwater to a thriving multi-ethnic boomtown.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 9, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also issued in print format.