Jardines del Rey

Jardines del Rey (English: Gardens of the King) is an archipelago off the northern coast of Cuba, in the northern parts of the provinces of Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey.

Overview

Jardines del Rey developed on the coral reef system that lines Cuba's shore, between the Atlantic Ocean, the Bay of Buena Vista and Bay of Jiguey. The reef, part of the Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, extends for 200 km (120 mi) on a north-west to south-east direction.

Jardines del Rey Airport is located on Cayo Coco. Additional access to Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo is by a causeway that connects the islands to mainland Cuba.

Cays

Of the many cays and islands that compose Jardines del Rey, the most important are (from north to south):

Other islands include Cayo Santa Maria, Cayo Paredón Grande and Cayo Cruz.

History

The islands were named in 1513 by Spanish conquistadors to honor their king, Ferdinand II of Aragon.

In the 16th century, the islands were refuges for corsairs and pirates. Jacques de Sores is said to have used one as a base of operations for his attacks of Santiago de Cuba in 1554. In the 19th century, they were used as a point of entry for illegal slave ships after the slave trade was officially abolished.

Del Rey

Del Rey (Spanish for "Of the King") or Delrey may refer to:

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Del Rey (musician)

Del Rey (born December 22, 1959, Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American blues, jazz and ragtime singer (and occasional songwriter), guitarist and ukulele player.

Biography

Starting with classical music at the age of four, she was transfixed by her first blues album and has played blues and jazz ever since. She was influenced by the blues musicians Sam Chatmon, Bo Carter and Memphis Minnie.

Del Rey lives in Seattle, Washington and tours internationally.

Discography

Albums

Instructional

Other appearances

Del Rey Manga

Del Rey Manga was the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann. It was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher Kodansha. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as Tsubasa Chronicle and xxxHolic, are published in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi. Tricia Narwani, the editor of Del Rey, stated that "Del Rey finds most of its talent through conventions and existing professional contacts".

On October 4, 2010, Kodansha and Random House announced that the US division of Kodansha will take over publishing over all Del Rey Manga titles as well as their own manga, starting on December 1, 2010. Random House will act as the sales and marketing distributor.

Titles

Del Rey made its debut in May 2004 with four manga titles: