1) Batista for one 2) Camagüey-born 3) Castro 4) Castro or batista 5) Che Guevara 6) Cherished cigar 7) Cigar 8) Country 9) Daiquirí resident 10) Dallas Mavericks owner Mark 11) Desi Arnaz, by birth 12) Freedom-fighter Marti for one 13) From havana 14) Havana native 15) Heel style 16) High-quality cigar Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/cuban
(from the article `Hispanics in the United States: The U.S. Census of 2000`) Perhaps most striking was the growth in the country`s number of Hispanics, defined by the U.S. government as a `person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/166
Cu'ban adjective Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants. -- noun A native or an inhabitant of Cuba. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/198