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Travelogues of Latin America are published accounts describing Latin America and the Caribbean by foreign travelers from early Iberian conquest to the early 20th century. [1] [2] The Spanish and Portuguese monarchs' efforts to restrict non-Iberian's access to Latin America during the colonial era mean that most of the works published before 1800 were by authorized Spanish or Portuguese ...
Oliver Balch of Americas Quarterly wrote "Through the story of one small island, Cuba: An American History allows Americans to look at themselves through the eyes of others." [6] Daniel Ray of North American Congress on Latin America wrote "Her book is likely to become the definitive history of Cuba for this generation." [7]
A Luxembourgish American couple from Wormeldange, Luxembourg, photographed in Minnesota circa 1890. Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, approximately one-third of the Luxembourgish population emigrated. Luxembourg was, at the time, a poor country with an economy dominated by agriculture. [6]
The United States designated Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism in 1982, when it was a close ally of America’s archrival, the Soviet Union. In 2015, President Obama removed that designation as ...
The United States, fighting on the Allied side, contributed to Luxembourg's liberation in World War I and World War II.More than 5,000 American soldiers, including U.S. Army General George S. Patton, are buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial near the capital of Luxembourg City, and there are monuments in many towns to American liberators.
This is a list of places in the continent of North America which have standing links to local communities in other countries, known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6 .
Russia has an embassy in the city of Luxembourg City. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the United Nations. In the history of bilateral relations, the first Russian president to come on an official visit to Luxembourg was Vladimir Putin on 24 May 2007. As ...