I don't know if Martin is planning to do another book on
Cuba. Haven't communicated with him in over a year.
I haven't seen "Wiseguy." Syncretic means exactly what you
say. In Cuba it's a blend of of non-native religions (there
were no Africans in Cuba; the Spanish conquistadores imported
them as slaves) and also imported
(Christian) deities by the Spaniards. The truly Cuban Indian
deities disappeared with colonization. Under the Inquisition,
Spanish priests burned to death Indian magic men in the
stakes.
The Guantanamo Naval base was established in 1903, in
perpetuity.
José atour
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