Cuba was an island and nation-state, located off the North American continent of planet Earth.
History and specifics
The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a pivotal event on Earth, vividly recalled later by Roberta Lincoln. (TOS novel: Assignment: Eternity)
During the Earth Cold War in the 20th century, Cuba was among nations that the United States armed with weapons, according to Ralph Offenhouse. (TNG novel: Debtor's Planet)
In the mid-20th century, Cuba was depicted on the mission insignia for Apollo 1, Apollo 7, and Apollo 11. (ENT episode: "First Flight")
- It is unspecified whether or not Cuba was a member of the Caribbean Alliance in 2024.
In 2153, Cuba was one of the regions of Earth attacked by the prototype Xindi superweapon. (ENT episodes: "The Expanse", "The Xindi")
In the 22nd century, Antonio "Tony" Ruiz was a native of Cuba. Ruiz originally traveled to Sauria as a mining engineer and stayed on as a medic after plague struck the area of the planet he was working in. He would later stay on Sauria to fight Maltuvis when he began moving to take over the planet. Ruiz was originally from west of Havana where his family lived. In 2153 when the Xindi attacked Earth, his family was not affected. However, his girlfriend in Santa Clara perished in the attack. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Tower of Babel)
The family of USS da Vinci transporter operator Diego Feliciano lived in Havana, Cuba in the 24th century. (SCE eBook: Wildfire, Book 1)
Alternate realities
In September 1992 of the Kelvin timeline according to Khan Noonien Singh, Augment Dictator Alexander Newton annexed Cuba into the North American Coalition. By 1996, Augment infighting led to Cuba becoming part of Newton's New American Empire. By the end of 1996, the Augment dictatorships were overthrown. (TOS - Khan comics: "Issue 2", "Issue 3")
In an alternate reality in which Earth had been assimilated by the Borg, Cuba was connected to Florida and other Caribbean islands with bridge-like structures. (TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact)
In fiction
In the holonovel The Falcon's Gold, the pirate Ironface's Reaver retreated from Captain Beauregard's Atocha by sailing around Cuba en route to a hideout in the Bahamas. (Last Unicorn RPG - Holodeck Adventures module: The Falcon's Gold)
Noted Cubans
- Anna Byelev
- Fidel Castro
- Santa Clara
- Carlos Feliciano
- Diego Feliciano
- Carlos Quintana
- Arlene Rivera
- Richard Robau
- Antonio Ruiz
- Santiago
Appendices
Connections
External links
- Cuba article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Cuba article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.