Manuel Pablo Maza Miquel, SJ, presbyter of the Society of Jesus (Havana, Cuba, 1945_), Ph. D., History of Latin America, Georgetown University, (1987), BA, classics, Fordham University, (1967), degree in Fundamental Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, (1975) with studies at Eegenhoven, Belgium, (1969-1972), and Loyola University, Chicago, (1972-1973). Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, at the Saint Thomas Aquinas Campus, Santo Domingo, (1987-2012) and since 2012 Associate Professor at the Santiago de los Caballeros campus. Professor of History at the Instituto Superior Pedro Francisco Bono, of the Society of Jesus, (1987-2012). Author of fifteen titles on pedagogical, spiritual and theological topics. And another five about the nineteenth century Cuba.

This book is the result of serious research on the history of the Catholic Church in Cuba during the Colonial and the Republic periods but presented in a compacted form in order for the reader to gain a greater understanding of the Church’s centuries-old work with the Cuban people. With accurate critical analysis on many occasions, also giving insight into the creative process of the Cuban Nation.