CUBA IN THE EARLY YEARS AS A REPUBLIC. NOTES FROM THE CUBAN HISTORIOGRAPHY.

Abstract

The article analyzes the general tendencies of Cuban historiography referent to the
different discussions that the first Cuban presidential election provoked in the
historical memory at the end of the twentieth century. We consider that there are
two main elements that are involved in the explanation of the meaning and the
implications of the mentioned presidential election and the establishment of the
republic. In may 1902, from which the Cuban historiography dedicates the topic.
One refers to the hegemonic condition, the expansionist impulse and the American
interest in the island. The other aspect focuses on the efforts of the social and
Cuban politicians’ factors to obtain the independence and take the first steps in
building their national identity. The historiography journey does not attempt to
give an exhaustive bibliographic list, but in supplying a balance about the main
ideological and political influences of the press notes carried out in Cuba around
the Republic coming.