Spaniard in Cuba


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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Introduction / History

Did you know that Spanish is the fourth most spoken language in the world? Over a half of billion people speak Spanish. This puts Spanish behind only English, Mandarin and Hindi. The widespread use of the Spanish language came as a result from the huge holdings of the Spanish Empire from the 15th century to 1976. During this five-century period Spain controlled large sections of North America, the Caribbean, South America, Western Europe, Africa, and islands in Asia and Oceania.
Besides those residing in Spain, Spaniards are found in over 50 countries including Cuba, carved out of the Spanish Empire. Cuba was among Spain's first colonies and the last to leave the eroding empire. Spaniards who moved to their former colonies usually chose either Argentina or Cuba in the decades after independence. This was especially true in the 1930s, when Spain was suffering from a civil war.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Cuba's Marxist economy has been weak ever since their 1959 revolution, and it has not attracted many Spaniards looking for professional jobs. Few Spaniards live in Cuba today.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Most Spanish people are nominally Roman Catholics. Only about 10% of Spanish Catholics attend mass on a weekly basis. They get married and buried by the Roman Catholic church. Their children are baptized by Roman Catholic priests into the church. Most Spanish people in Cuba are more concerned with their family's economic and social well-being rather than teachings of the Roman church.
Evangelical Christians believe that the Bible is the only source of authority for Christ's church. Roman Catholics see tradition and the official teachings of the popes and bishops as equal to or superior to the Bible. Catholics pray to God, Mary and the saints while evangelicals pray only to God. Still evangelicals and Catholics have many beliefs in common such as the Trinity and the virgin birth, the deity, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.


What Are Their Needs?

Spaniards need to understand that they can have a personal love relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Christianity is not a set of rules or system of morality. Christians can know for certain that their sins are forgiven, and they have eternal life. According to Roman Catholic teaching, one cannot be assured of one's salvation.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Holy Spirit to revive the Roman Catholic church in Cuba so that it focuses on Jesus Christ.
Pray for Cuban churches to be Christ centered rather than tradition centered.
Pray that the Lord sends disciple-makers to the Spanish people in Cuba.
Pray for spiritual hunger and a discernment that will keep the Spanish people in Cuba away from spiritual counterfeits.


Scripture Prayers for the Spaniard in Cuba.


References

https://www.encyclopedia.com/literature-and-arts/performing-arts/music-popular-and-jazz/spaniards
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaniards
wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Empire#The_Spanish%20Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_immigration_to_Cuba#:~:text=Spanish%20immigration%20to%20Cuba%20began,eastern%20point%20of%20the%20island.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20141003-why-are-spaniards-fleeing-home


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People Name General Spaniard
People Name in Country Spaniard
Alternate Names Argentinian White; Camba; Chilean; Colombian; Cuban; Dominican; Dominican Mulatto; Hispanics; Latin American; Latin American White; Latinos; Mestico; Mestizo; Mexican; Peruvian; Puerto Rican White; Salvadoran; Uruguayan; Venezuelan Mestizo
Population this Country 3,400
Population all Countries 29,952,000
Total Countries 50
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 15077
ROP3 Code 109534
ROP25 Code 307689
ROP25 Name Spaniard
Country Cuba
Region America, North and Caribbean
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank 22  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Country Cuba
Region America, North and Caribbean
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank 22  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 1.00 %)
76.00 %
Ethnic Religions
2.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
22.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Spanish (3,400 speakers)
Language Code spa   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Spanish (3,400 speakers)
Language Code spa   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Spanish

Primary Language:  Spanish

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1514-1985)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1543-1999)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1553-2017)
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