El Caimán (the alligator) because of the country's geographical shape.
land of silver
Isla del Cayman
Cuba
isla del cayman
The Rough Riders. Though they had no horses in Cuba
'El Cocodrilo' because of how it looks like a crocodile
Valeriano Weyler was called The Butcher.
General V. Weyler was called The Butcher.
In the movie 'Men of Honor', Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro) used the nickname "Cookie" to address Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.).
Sometimes coined by a few authors. However, that term was coined by the French in reference to Haiti, which was the wealthiest colony in the world at the time. El Caimán (the alligator) is Cuba's official nickname, because of its geographical shape.
Cuba Cuba was created in 2009.
Cuba is a country
Vivo en Cuba= I live in Cuba He/she lives in Cuba - Vive en Cuba.
The biggest island in Cuba is Cuba. Cuba is an island itself.