ክሪስቶፈር ኮሎምበስ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ከአገሬው ተወላጆች አፍ "ኩባ" የሚለውን ቃል በመስማት በደሴቲቱ ጥቅምት 28 ቀን 1492 ደረሰ ።
Christopher Columbus arrived on the island on October 28, 1492, hearing for the first time the word "Cuba" from the mouths of the indigenous people.