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With the Spanish-American War at the end of the 19th century, the Spanish colonists retired sadly, but the newly born Republic of Cuba (1902-1959) was quickly controlled by the United States and became the spoils of the latter's foreign expansion policy. It had to start a new round of struggle for independence and freedom. In 1959, the Cuban revolution led by Castro succeeded, and Cubans finally established the independent country they had longed for. The United States, this dangerous and powerful neighbor, has never taken its eyes off Cuba. In fact, this five-century history of Cuba is not only a history of the Cuban people's pursuit of freedom and liberation, but also a history of slavery, sugar industrial parks, colonialism and national revolution. It is also a history of the intricate relationship between Cuba and the United States. By reading up close the development of Cuba, we will witness her glorious history from conquest and slavery to freedom and independence. The mirror of Cuba also reflects the process of the United States gradually gaining world hegemony over the past 100 years. It is worth mentioning that this book never limits its perspective to individual great figures. Those who sewed under the faint fluorescent light of the slave cabins, those who took up arms in the revolution, those who did not leave their names in official history, are the real protagonists of Cuban history.