Excerpt from Lights Out
ANOTHER LOSS
Aunt Zoila, my mother's oldest sibling, lived with my grandparents. On September 26, 1965, she ran the four blocks from their house to ours.
"Papasito is having chest pains," she told us.
© Lights Out: A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival
Dania Rosa Nasca
September 26, 2017
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It's hard to believe it's been over half a century since Papasito died. He was approximately seventy-five when he died. As a young child he experienced Cuba's last War of Independence from Spain. He rejoiced for the birth of a republic. As a young man he experienced and took part in the building of that republic, Cuba, and saw that republic prosper until 1959. As an old man he experienced the theft of a republic when Fidel Castro stole the revolution.
Rest in Peace, Papasito. I know you are.
Aug 26, 2017 – Sep 24, 2017
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This Trial Stood Out
This
Trial Stood Out
In Habana one of the
most notorious revolutionary trials started—the trial of Jesús Sosa Blanco, a
well-known colonel under Batista. As in all the other trials, the jury was a
revolutionary military tribunal composed of three judges. A lot of people,
including many Cuban and foreign reporters, attended the trial, which turned
into a circus. Spectators shouted vile comments at the accused, and Sosa Blanco
was summarily found guilty and executed. Many others were treated as unfairly,
but his trial stood out because the sham was so publically displayed, a clear
indication that a dictatorship was forming under which no one would get a fair
trial. Ironically, two years after Sosa Blanco’s trial, Sorí Marín, one of the
judges who presided at Sosa’s trial, was accused of treason by Fidel and was
executed. Another of the judges escaped Cuba to avoid Marín’s fate. This trial
set a precedent for all trials to come.
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Private Businesses in Holguín
This post is an ongoing post. My goal is to document the names and addresses of private businesses Fidel Castro took away from owners. I will post the business name, address and name of owner (if available) in no particular order.
Quincalla Herrera, Fomento #144 Mario and Blanca Herrera
Casa Alvaro-Hardware store, Calle Maximo Gomez, Alvaro Iglesias, owner
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Quincalla Herrera, Fomento #144 Mario and Blanca Herrera
Casa Alvaro-Hardware store, Calle Maximo Gomez, Alvaro Iglesias, owner
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New Republic
Spaniards who chose not to become Cuban citizens had to formally declare it and had to register in “Registro de Extranjeros” with the Secretary of State and carry a special identification, “Carnet de Extranjeros” which had to be renewed periodically. Some diehard Spaniards never became Cuban citizens and registered accordingly.
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