Cuba



2. During the time of Columbus's discovery of Cuba Arawakans were the native tribe of Cuba. 3.Cuba was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus. It was the island where Columbus first landed at. It developed into a Spanish colony over the next several centuries 4.Cuba gained Independence from Spain as a part of the treaty that ended the Spanish American war of 1898. They didn't gain their official independece until 1901 when the treaty was finalized 5. The country of Cuba is not very diverse. 51% Mulatto, 37% White, 11% Black and 1% Chinese 6. The infant mortality rate for Cuba is 6.04 deaths for every 1,000 live births 7. Spanish is the official language of Cuba. 8. 99.8% of Cuba can read and write 9. Cuba exports sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, and coffee.