A town council (cabildo secular), and by extension a town hall and the area of the council’s jurisdiction – the municipio – which, since it included the surrounding rural area was administratively closer to county in English-speaking countries, although in practice, cabildos tended to concentrate their cares on the cabecera (usually a villa or ciudad), …
This is the first essay by the Cuban Studies Institute, in a research series on the successes of Cuba’s economy as a free market, private property, wealth producing Republic (1902-1958). In the years 1952-1958, it was an extraordinary achievement for Cuba to be able to sustain economic growth, within a successful nationalistic trend aimed to …
This is the first essay by the Cuban Studies Institute, in a research series on the successes of Cuba’s economy as a free market, private property, wealth producing Republic (1902-1958). In the years 1952-1958, it was an extraordinary achievement for Cuba to be able to sustain economic growth, within a successful nationalistic trend aimed to …
* Vicente Morín Aguado Salir a la calle en La Habana significa un reto asumido por cubanos y visitantes. Para los segundos será aceptar realidades tal vez desterradas definitivamente en sus países de origen, en particular, los Estados Unidos. El primer tropiezo puede ser un basurero al doblar de la esquina. Los vertederos de desechos …
*Informe de equipo Aunque Cuba fue eliminada en 2015 de la lista del Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos de países que apoyan el terrorismo, el régimen del general Raúl Castro continúa colaborando con grupos y países terroristas, y alberga terroristas estadounidenses, españoles y colombianos en la isla. Irán, Cuba y Venezuela han desarrollado una …
Staff Report* Although Cuba was removed in 2015 from the U.S. State Department list of countries supporting terrorism, General Raul Castro’s regime continues to collaborate with terrorist groups and countries, and harbors U.S., Spanish, and Colombian terrorists in the island. Iran, Cuba and Venezuela have developed a close and cooperative relationship against the U.S. and …
By Nicolas J Gutierrez, Jr.* It was a meticulously choreographed and highly charged historic moment. The stage of the largest grand ballroom of Coral Gables’ majestic Biltmore Hotel was bedecked with the distinctive blue and yellow banner of Assault Brigade 2506 on the 58th anniversary of that unit’s valiant but unsuccessful landing at Cuba’s Playa …
Restoring the Rule of Law: Title III’s Full Implementation Read More »
On the 7th of December, Cubans commemorate a National Day of Mourning, a Memorial Day to honor those who died fighting for Cuban independence. The date was selected to particularly honor the death of General J. Antonio Maceo y Grajales, who was killed on December 7, 1896 at Punta Brava (22 miles SW of Havana), when he …
Dr. Carlos Finlay was born on December 3, 1822 in Puerto Principe, Camagüey, of a Scott father and a French creole mother from Trinidad. Studied in France and graduated as a physician from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. In 1855, he opened his private practice specializing in yellow fever. He wrote forty articles on the disease. …
This Day in Cuban History – December 3, 1822. Dr. Carlos Finlay was born. Read More »
