Cape Verdean Cuban

Cape Verdean Cuban are Cuban citizens or residents whose ancestry originated in Cape Verde.

Cape Verde and Cuba have had a long history. The first people from Cape Verde to Cuba came involuntarily. In 1526, the "first known shipment of slaves intended for sale in Cuba carries 145 Africans from Cabo Verde to the island." [ [http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/timeline.html Ron Conner, "Timeline of Cuban Musical History." PBS. Retrieved October 26, 2006.] ] More slaves from Cape Verde would follow. This would include the ancestor of Roel Caboverde Llacer, a famous Cuban artist. [ [http://www.cubanartstore.com/caboverde.htm Reinaldo Cedeño Pineda, " Roel Caboverde Llacer - Interview." Cuban Art Store. Retrieved October 26, 2006.] ]

Cuba and Cape Verde established diplomatic relations in September 1975, a few months after Cape Verdean independence. "Since 1976, over 1,000 Cuban collaborators, mostly physicians and health technicians, have been working in that African nation, and nearly 1,000 Cape Verdean scholarship students have completed pre-university and university studies in Cuba." [http://www.cubaminrex.cu/english/currentissues/2005/Fidel%20Castro%20Decorates.htm "Fidel Castro Decorates Cape Verde´s President." Cuba Mix Rex.] ] As of 2007, however, there are no estimates for the number of people of Cape Verdean descent living in Cuba.

In 2005, Germano Almeida's Two Brothers was translated into Spanish and included in an "Arts and Literature" anthology." [ [http://www.clacso.org.ar/difusion/secciones/programa-de-cooperacion-sur-sur/Descargables/ceamonitor-ago-2006_archivos.htm David González, "Nueva literatura caboverdiana en Cuba." Envío CEAMOnitor Vol 3 No 7. Retrieved October 26, 2006.] (In Spanish)] In the same year Fidel Castro presented Pedro Rodrigues Pires with the Jose Marti Order, Cuba's highest decoration.

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* [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html Central Intelligence Agency. "Cuba." The World Factbook. Retrieved October 20, 2007.]
* [http://www.staugustine-baracoa.org/comm/edu/gallery/artists.htm#Cabo Biography of Roel Caboverde Llacer]
* [http://cape-verde.visahq.com/embassy/Cuba/ Cape Verde Embassy in Cuba]