This is kinda what I've heard from Cubans as well. Whether or not there's any truth to it, there's one thing I can tell you....Do not call a Cuban a "mexican". Cubans fucking hate them.I had a Cuban buddy explain the Hispanic pecking order to me back in the '70s. Cliff note version is Cubans are the "most hispanic" since Columbus killed off all the Indians in Cuba, but there were too many to wipe out in Puerto Rico, Mexico, South America, etc. Cubans are the "purest" hispanics....everyone else are "Indians" and not "hispanic."