Yes, however diplomatic relations have tended to cool down for the last 12 years. This because recent elected governments in Mexico are conservative in nature and more aligned to the US' interests in the region.
October 27 1492 was the date Christopher Columbus conquered it for the Spanish.
Where can one obtain a travel video on Cuba?
Cuban travel videos may be obtained from many places online. Many holiday review websites and travel information websites provide a wealth of information and videos. They also contain an abundance of informative travel videos ensuring travelers have all the required information with regards to travelling safely, planning a trip and enjoying the destination to it's full potential. Travel agent websites and provide links to videos of the required destination.
How has the Cuban Americans prospered in America?
The Cuban revolution was communist and therefore targeted the assets and priveleges of the middle and upper classes and sought to redistribute those assets and priveleges to the rest of society in order to create a classless society which is the goal of communism. The Middle and upper class people who stayed in Cuba had their assets seized and redistributed and their priveleges typically revoked. Many middle and upper class Cubans chose instead to sell their nonliquid assets and migrate. These middle and upper class Cubans were typically some combination of educated professionals, prosperous business people or large landowners. These upper and middle class immigrants had a background of education, professional accomplishment, prosperity or ownership of large agricultural estates. They possess a culture of prosperity, conservatism, ambition, financial acumen, political savvy and a strong work ethic.
Cuban immigrants tend to be very conservative politically and also Cuban immigration tends to be supported by the conservative establishment as Cuban out-migration discredits the philosophy of Communism. Liberals tend to be pro-immigrant in general so Cubans uniquely are welcomed on both sides of the political spectrum. Other Latin American immigrants come with strong labor movements, less education or a more relaxed work ethic and so arouse Conservative ire.
The United States of America is capitalist and strongly opposes communism as official policy. Part of that policy was that refugees or defectors from communist countries were given automatic assylum in the United States. Therefore, Cuban immigrants/refugees who make it to Florida, which can be done by paddling in a makeshift raft, are given assylum, settlement assistance and the right to work legally.
Lastly, as is typical in Latin America, the middle and upper classes are either entirely of European ancestry (typically Spanish or, in Brazil, Portuguese) or they have a greater than average proportion of European ancestry and lighter skin.
So, to summarize. Qualities that set the typical Cuban immigrant apart from the typical immigrant from elsewhere in Latin America:
1) White or lighter skin and therefore less or no racism. More acceptance, easier to blend in.
2) Legal refugee status and short term government refugee settlement assistance
3) Background of education, professional accomplishment, prosperity or ownership of large agricultural estates. A culture of prosperity, ambition, financial acumen, political savvy and conservatism.
4) Political support across the spectrum
5) Oftentimes Cubans who fled the revolution came to the USA with significant financial assets. This is also true of Mainland Chinese who arrived fleeing Communism in the late forties and early fifties. They also have done very well in the USA.
6) Most Cubans immigrated to Florida which has a very similar climate to Cuba and is full of immigrants from the rest of Latin America as well. The culture, climate and informal lifestyle of South Florida is less of a culture shock than faced by Puerto Ricans in New York or Mexicans in Chicago, for instance.
Some other, minor factors:
7) Cubans have a good reputation in the rest of Latin America. Mexicans and Peruvians, particularly, are viewed poorly by other Latin Americans. Mexicans tend to be stereotyped as thieves and Peruvians as savages who eat cats and dogs.
8) Before the revolution, Havana was a big tourist center with Americans. Gambling was particularly big. My grandparents had fond memories of their trip to Havana on a cruise. Cuba did not have the reputation for dangerous street crime that Mexico and Puerto Rico had.
Can you bring in a laptop computer to Cuba as gift?
The eased restrictions seem to imply this is the case, as Cuban's can now buy computers and monitors for personal use. I seem to remember one of the articles specifically mentioning the ability to send computers to relatives, but I can't tell you where I might have seen that comment.
Europe is a continent with many countries. Some of those countries have strong ties to Cuba, like Russia, and others do not.
Who was the Concha Goite in cuba?
The Concha Goite togheter with Concha Brioso and Concha Colas were the richest women in Cuba.Ms.Concha Goite was living in the "Maya", Oriente.
Who benefited from the Cuban revolution?
Castro and his "government" people. It was certainly not the Cuban people.
I believe the answer you are looking for is the Platt Amendment.
How many children does the average family have in Cuba?
the averige family in cuba has 2 children like the US
How might the form of government affect the role of the citizen in Cuba?
Cuba has a dictatorship, which limits the voting rights of the citizens.
Yes, family is a very important part of Cuban life, several generations of a family often live in the same house. Grandparents and parents are an integral part of raising the youngsters. Aunts and uncles also take on the role of teachers. Nursing homes are unheard of in Cuban families, we respect and honor those that raised us and repay them by taking care of them in their old age or illness. Foster homes are also not an option for problem or orphaned childern, some member of the family normally takes on the responsabily of raising them. Nursing homes and foster care are the last resort in extreme cases.
Many workers in cuba did what after the spanish American war?
Resented American control of the economy ~Apex :)
What effect an unlimited government have on the economic structure of cuba?
It makes trading with other countries much more harder.
What is the dirrerence between the daily temperature in cuba and pensylvania?
what is the difference between the daily temperature in cuba and pensylvania
What was the problem that the US faced in Cuba in 1962 and how did it end?
The problem became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was the point during the "Cold War" when the USA and USSR became perilously close to actual nuclear warfare.
Reconnaisance photographs taken by a high-altitude U-2 spy plane showed that the Soviet Union had armed Cuba with nuclear Medium Range Offensive Ballistic Missiles.
President Kennedy placed a naval quarantine around Cuba to stop further weapons being taken to the island, and Kruschev stepped down and removed the missiles after the US promised not to attack Cuba.