| abecedario |
member of the ABC organisation in Cuba. |
| antillano |
inhabitant of the Caribbean islands. |
| aparato |
apparatus. |
| Aprista |
supporter of Victor Haya de la Torre’s ‘Second Revolution’ thesis and member of his Latin American APRA movement. |
| Auténtico |
supporter of the Partido Revolucionario Cubano (Auténtico) led by Ramón Grau San Martín. |
| caudillo |
political leader who rules through a combination of armed might and personalised control. |
| central |
large sugar producing complex which includes not only mills but also cane fields and living areas for workers. |
| Chibasismo |
anti-corruption political movement led by Eduardo Chibás. |
| colono |
sugar cane planter who sold his cane to large sugar mills. |
| combatiente |
participant in the 1956-58 insurrection against the regime of Fulgencio Batista in both the urban and rural fields of operation. |
| continuismo |
self-perpetuation of the Batista regime in the 1940s. |
| cooperativismo |
spirit of co-operation between pro-capitalist political parties in the late 1920s around President Gerardo Machado. |
| Fidelista |
political supporter of Fidel Castro. |
| foco |
area in which a small group of armed revolutionaries operates. |
| guantanameño |
from/of the city of Guantánamo. |
| Guiterismo |
militant anti-imperialist ideology which advocated armed struggle and the imposition of a popular dictatorship in the 1930s. It underpinned the activity of the Joven Cuba organisation led by Antonio Guiteras. |
| Guiterista |
political supporter of Antonio Guiteras and Joven Cuba. |
| habanero |
from/of the city of Havana. |
| independentismo |
spirit of winning political independence from Spain. |
| indigenismo |
indigenism, pro-Indian political movement. |
| junta |
assembly/council. |
| la patria |
the independent homeland. |
| latifundista |
person who benefited from and supported the rural system of production based on large landed estates. |
| llano |
urban underground movement supporting the Rebel Army. |
| Machadista |
supporter of the regime of President Gerardo Machado in the late 1920s and early 30s. |
| mambisa |
liberator or guerrilla fighter during the Ten Years’ War of 1868-78. |
| matancero |
from/of the city of Matanzas. |
| mujalista |
supporter of the corrupt state-sponsored trade unionism led by Eusebio Mujal in the 1950s. |
| oriental |
from/of the province of Oriente. |
| ortodoxia |
the political movement founded by Eduardo Chibás which stood out against Auténtico corruption and for a return to a moderate nationalist programme. |
| pesepista |
member of the PSP, the Popular Socialist Party, in Cuba. |
| pistolero |
hoodlum/gangster. |
| santiaguero |
from/of the city of Santiago de Cuba. |
| sierra |
rebel movement in the countryside led by Fidel Castro. |
| zafra |
sugar cane harvest. |