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  2. National symbols of Cuba - Wikipedia

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    [5] Patron Saint: La Virgen de la Caridad de Cobre: La Virgen de la Caridad de Cobre, or Our Lady of Charity, is a popular Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She was declared Patroness of Cuba by Pope Benedict XV on May 10, 1916. [6] In Cuba, she is often syncretized with Oshun, the orisha of beauty, love, fertility, sexuality, fresh ...

  3. Coat of arms of Cuba - Wikipedia

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    The Cuban coat of arms is the official heraldic symbol of Cuba. It consists of a shield, in front of a fasces crowned by the Phrygian cap, all supported by an oak branch on one side and a laurel wreath on the other. The coat of arms was created by Miguel Teurbe Tolón in 1849.

  4. Category:National symbols of Cuba - Wikipedia

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    العربية; বাংলা; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Български; Čeština; Deutsch; Eesti; Ελληνικά

  5. List of Cuban flags - Wikipedia

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    Flag of The Havana Club Movement, a U.S. annexationist movement of Cuba in 1847: 1868–1878: Céspedes flag of Ten Years' War [16] Flag of the Revolutionary Directorate: Flag of the Revolutionary Directorate of 13 March [17] 1953-1962: Party flag of the Movimiento 26 de Julio [18] Naval Jack of Cuba, also known as the flag of Yara or the flag ...

  6. Coat of arms of Havana - Wikipedia

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    The key represents that Havana was the gateway to the New World of Spanish America. The shield is supported by an oak branch on one side and a laurel wreath on the other. The oak branch symbolizes the strength of the nation; and the laurel wreath: honour and glory.

  7. Abakuá - Wikipedia

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    From at least the late 19th century, there has also been an artistic tradition of using Abakuá imagery as a symbol of the Cuban nation as a whole. [37] This can be seen not only in Cuba itself but also among artists in Florida, where it is evident in the work of Cuban diasporic artists like Mario Sánchez, José Orbein, and Leandro Soto. [78]

  8. Culture of the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    Caribbean culture results from Caribbean history and geography.Most of the Caribbean territories were inhabited and developed earlier than European colonies (1492- ) in the Americas, with the result that themes and symbols of pioneers, farmers, traders and slaves became important in the early development of Caribbean culture.

  9. Culture of Cuba - Wikipedia

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    Haitian Creole is the second-most spoken language as well as a recognized one in Cuba, with approximately 300,000 speakers - about 4% of the population. (Haiti was a French colony - Saint-Domingue - from the early 17th century, and the final years of the 1791–1804 Haitian Revolution brought a wave of French settlers fleeing with their Haitian ...