Cuba and Bahamas
provisional (noindex)The Bahamas sat between Cuba and Florida on the Indigenous and colonial movement network; Bahamian communities were part of the Florida Straits world.
pre-1492–present · historical significance 45/100 · current relevance 50/100 · confidence 55%
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Geography
Immediately northeast of Cuba, between Cuba and the Florida coast.
Why the relationship mattered — evidence
- The Indigenous Caribbean world connected Cuba, the Bahamas and Florida through maritime movement before 1492.Sources: Library of Congress✓
- Key West, on the Florida Straits, had substantial Cuban and Bahamian populations and frequent communication with Cuba.
Connected Cuban ports
Connected cities
Corridors
Relationship types
migration, shipping, tourism, culture
Modern relevance (hypotheses)
tourism, maritime services, regional comparison, aviation
Provider categories for this corridor
travel agencieshospitalitylogistics providers
Sources & methodology
Method: each fact is tied to an archival source in the CubaAtlas evidence registry. Indexability is gated — this page does not yet meet the bar of ≥3 sourced facts (2 facts, 2 sources); provisional — awaiting human review; only 2 evidence-backed facts (need ≥3).
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