(Encyclopedia) EphphathaEphphathaĕfˈəthə [key] [Aramaic,=be opened], in the Gospel of St. Mark, words addressed by Jesus to a deaf-mute as Jesus made him hear and speak. As elsewhere in Mark, the…
(Encyclopedia) Mendieta y Montefur, CarlosMendieta y Montefur, Carloskärˈlōs māndyāˈtä ē mōntāf&oomacr;rˈ [key], 1873–1960, Cuban political leader. He was one of the chief opponents of Gerardo…
WHAT WAS THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS? WHAT WAS THE VIETNAM WAR? WHAT WAS THE IRON CURTAIN? FIND OUT MOREAfter World War II, allies who had fought fascism together became rivals for world power. From…
(Encyclopedia) Agramonte, ArístidesAgramonte, Arístidesärēˈstēdās ägrämōnˈtā [key], 1869–1931, Cuban physician and pathologist, M.D. Columbia, 1892. A member of the medical corps of the U.S. army, he…
Born: Oct. 13, 1967Cuban high jumper first man to clear 8 feet (8-0) on July 29, 1989; won gold medal at 1992 Olympics with jump of only 7-ft, 8-in.; broke world record with leap of 8-01/2 in 1993…
(Encyclopedia) NuevitasNuevitasnwāvēˈtäs [key], city (1995 est. pop. 52,000), Camagüey prov., E Cuba, on the Guincho peninsula on the north coast. Nuevitas is sheltered by a huge harbor, has two…
(Encyclopedia) Vuelta AbajoVuelta Abajovwĕlˌtä äbäˈhō [key] or VueltabajoVuelta Abajovwĕlˌtäbäˈhō [key], district, c.90 mi (140 km) long and c.10 mi (16 km) wide, Pinar del Rio prov., W Cuba, along…
Distributor:Direct Cinema Limited Presents a stunning fine art adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel, The Old Man and the Sea, by world-renowned Russian animator Alexander Petrov who uses…
