Cuba

In order to understand the diversity of Cuba, one must understand transculturation. Transculturation is the opposite of the term acculturation, meaning when one culture replaces another. Transculturation involves a combination and integration of two cultures. When the Spanish colonized Cuba, the Indigenous cultures in Cuba combined with the Spanish and African cultures creating an entirely new Cuban culture. During the years 1526-1875 around 850,000 enslaved African persons were brought to Cuba. Currently Cuba is the most populated country in the Caribbean.

Works Cited

• Chasteen, John Charles. Born in Blood and Fire: a Concise History of Latin America. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.

• Fortes-Lima, Cesar, Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm, Lilia Caridad Marin-Padrón, Enrique Javier Gomez-Cabezas, Marie Bækvad-Hansen, Christine Søholm Hansen, Phuong Le, et al. “Exploring Cuba's Population Structure and Demographic History Using Genome-Wide Data.” Nature News. Nature Publishing Group, July 30, 2018. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29851-3.