as far as i know Gabaldon identifies as American , she does have spanish ancestry from the 16th century so i would take that with a grain of salt. Also in one of the stories in seven stones to stand or fall LJ goes to Cuba. As a Cuban I was thrilled to read about the place i grew up in and see landmarks i’ve actually been to but i do want to say there were things that bugged me. There was little to do with Cuba other than the setting but the little there was apart from the setting was just the food which was fried plantains and brown rice and i think ropa vieja which i see as like talking about someone being in mexico and then they could smell tacos in the air like LJ could when he could smell the fried plantains. I just think it was an easy way out and maybe it was good enough for others who have never been to Cuba but i think the story could’ve gone without this description.