Pedro Roig

Pedro Roig is an attorney and historian that has written several books, including the Death of a Dream: A History of Cuba. He is a veteran of the Brigade 2506.

This Day in Cuban History – August 13, 1926. Fidel Castro: The Early Years

According to the Baptism Certificate from Santiago de Cuba’s Cathedral, dated January 19, 1935, Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926 in Birán, Oriente. At his birth, and for the next seven years, his father, Ángel, was married not to his mother, but to Maria Luisa Argote, a teacher and the mother of Fidel’s …

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This Day in Cuban History – August 12, 1933. Machado’s Downfall

On August 12, 1933, with the Cuban army’s support, the U.S. Ambassador Benjamin Sumner Welles, presented Gerardo Machado a plan for his resignation as President of Cuba. A defiant dictator visited the Columbia Military barracks where he found that he had lost the support of the Army and had to resign. That afternoon Machado left …

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This Day in Cuban History – July 30, 1957. Death of Frank País

The death of Frank País. On July 30, 1957, the National Coordinator of the “26 of July Movement,” Frank País was killed by agents of Colonel José María Salas Cañizares, a sociopath that terrorized the youths of Santiago de Cuba. In 1953, Frank began teaching at “El Salvador” school, adjacent to the Second Baptist Church …

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This Day in Cuban History – July 26, 1953. The Moncada Attack

The Moncada Attack for Fidel Castro, the essence and purpose of his clandestine “movement” was power, therefore the mandatory rules to achieve total control was violence, terror and death. These were the dominant forces driving Castro’s criminal obsession with supreme authority of the government. From the moment Fulgencio Batista became a military dictator, Castro knew …

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Rendición de Santiago de Cuba 16 de julio de 1898

Después de la destrucción de los buques de guerra españoles en la entrada del Puerto de Santiago, la ciudad fue rodeada por el ejército de Estados Unidos y las tropas cubanas, que cortaron las fuentes de suministro de agua en “Cuabitas”. El gobierno español estaba desconcertado. En Madrid reinaba la más absoluta confusión. El 16 …

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This Day in Cuban History – July 16, 1898. The Surrender of Santiago de Cuba

After the destruction of the Spanish warships at the entrance of Santiago’s Harbor, the city was surrounded by U.S. and Cuban troops and the water supply sources at “Cuabitas” were cut off. The Spanish government was in shock. On July 16, 1898, Santiago de Cuba capitulated. It came at the right time for the U.S. …

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