Matanzas

Matanzas The Cuba Nobody Knows

Paperback (30 Sep 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Matanzas - the name means 'slaughters' - is the Cuban city nearest the United States. Known at the heyday of the nineteenth-century sugar boom as the 'Athens of Cuba', it is renowned for its art, its music, and its rich African heritage. It is also the place where Latin American baseball began. This title presents the history of the town.

Book information

ISBN: 9780813038100
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Pub date:
DEWEY: 972.913
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 317
Weight: 456g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 23mm