The recorded history of cuba began on october 28, 1492, when christopher columbus sighted the island during his first voyage of discovery and claimed it for spain. Destination cuba, a nations online country profile and a virtual guide to the largest caribbean island. Cuba is situated in the western west indies, between the caribbean sea and the gulf of mexico, …

It comprises 4,195 islands, islets and cays, including the eponymous main island a Cuba, [a] officially the republic of cuba, [b] is an island country in the caribbean. It comprises 4,195 islands, islets and cays, including the eponymous main island and isla de la juventud.