â¢ Border officials: 3 of 4 people crossing the border are from countries other than Mexico. â¢ State lawmaker: âTexas is not waiting for Washington to act.â. Last weekend, I visited McAllen, Texas, a hotbed of activity in the recent immigration surge on the U.S. â Mexico border.
Spanish Settlement. After the discovery of Cuba by Christopher Columbus at october 28 of 1492, the spanish settlement started in the Island. The Colonizers arrived and once and for all they imposed customs, culture and ways, that anything had to see with who they constituted the autochthonous population until then.
The Keys Indians traded with Havana for many years. Most of the Spanish shipwrecks were sailing from Havana to Spain when they wrecked on the Florida reefs. On October 28, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in Cuba and christened it Juana, in honor of Prince Don Juan, son of Queen Isabella. Origin's of names this far back is difficult to document, especially as most Indian tribes did not have a written language.