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Governorate of Cuba Gobernación de Cuba | |||||||
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| 1511–1607 | |||||||
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 Islands and theProvince of Tierra Firme in 1513 | |||||||
| Status | Governorate of theSpanish Empire | ||||||
| Capital | Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa | ||||||
| Official languages | Spanish | ||||||
| Common languages | Taíno Guanahatabey | ||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism Judaism | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
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| Historical era | Spanish Empire | ||||||
• Established | 1511 | ||||||
• Elevated into aCaptaincy General | 1607 | ||||||
| Currency | Spanish dollar | ||||||
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| Today part of | Cuba Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | ||||||
Since the 16th century the island of Cuba had been under the control of the governor-captain general ofSanto Domingo. The conquest of Cuba was organized in 1510 by the recently restored Viceroy of the Indies,Diego Colón, under the command ofDiego Velázquez de Cuéllar, who became Cuba's first governor until his death in 1524.
Velázquez founded the city ofNuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa in 1511 and convoked a generalcabildo (alocal government council) to govern Cuba, which was authorized byFerdinand II of Aragon.
Cuba was elevated into theCaptaincy General of Cuba in 1607.
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