Thanks for the cultural information about Tampa!scg, another gorgeous creation.
Garbanzos, are chick peas. Gandules are pigeon peas. A section of Tampa is called Ybor City. Years ago, it was a very nice sector where mostly Cubans lived. The architecture of almost all the buildings is Spanish-Cuban. They had the cigar factories there, and you could get hand rolled Cuban cigars there. You can still get hand rolled cigars there, but not many places that do it anymore, and most of the cigar factories have closed down. They still have a couple very big, fancy restaurants with Spanish-Cuban cuisine. The dish I made is actually called Garbanzo bean soup, not chick pea soup. Along with other seasonings, it has saffron, which turns the potatoes and broth yellow. Saffron is also used in Paella, or yellow rice too. Arroz con gandules is pigeon peas, and rice, and is a Puerto Rican dish. Of course it has pork, and seasonings too.