Hurricane reportedly strikes Cuba during the Festival of Santa Teresa
- When
- 1768 (day-level date of October 15 unverified)
- Where
- Cuba
- Part of
- Hurricane in Cuba
The legacy record reports a powerful hurricane sweeping across Cuba on October 15, 1768, during the Festival of Santa Teresa, killing hundreds; no supplied passage corroborates these details.
According to the legacy record, a powerful hurricane swept across Cuba on October 15, 1768, coinciding with the Festival of Santa Teresa, and killed hundreds of people. No supplied passage corroborates the date, the festival timing, the storm's course, or the reported death toll; the only relevant sourcing is Cuba's general exposure to frequent hurricanes due to warm Caribbean waters and its position at the Gulf of Mexico entrance.
Sources
- Cuba Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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