To Cuba and Back · Character
No Cuban
A specific Cuban individual or archetype referenced in the text.
minor
Also known as himself
First appearance: iii
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Gabriel de la Concepcion Valdez, also known as Placido, a mulatto poet and patriot executed in 1844 for leading a slave conspiracy.
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In X: Gabriel de la Concepcion Valdez, also known as Placido, a mulatto poet and patriot executed in 1844 for leading a slave conspiracy. Later, in Material Resources—Education: Mentioned as an example of a…
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The narrative climax occurs in the juxtaposition of the trivial, universal Cuban habit of smoking—where a dyin…
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See No Cuban in iii