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Manuel Pablo Maza Miquel, SJ, presbyter of the Society of Jesus (Havana, Cuba, 1945_), Ph. D., History of Latin America, Georgetown University, (1987), BA, classics, Fordham University, (1967), degree in Fundamental Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, (1975) with studies at Eegenhoven, Belgium, (1969-1972), and Loyola University, Chicago, (1972-1973). Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra , at the Saint Thomas Aquinas Campus, Santo Domingo, (1987-2012) and since 2012 Associate Professor at the Santiago de los Caballeros campus. Professor of History at the Instituto Superior Pedro Francisco Bonó, of the Society of Jesus, (1987-2012). Author of fifteen titles on pedagogical, spiritual and theological topics. And another five about the nineteenth century Cuba.This book is the result of serious research on the history of the Catholic Church in Cuba during the Colonial and the Republic periods but presented in a compacted form in order for the reader to gain a greater understanding of the Church's centuries-old work with the Cuban people. With accurate critical analysis on many occasions, also giving insight into the creative process of the Cuban Nation.

Teresa Fernández Soneira was born in La Habana, Cuba, in 1947. In 1961 she went into exile with her family to Miami, Florida, USA, where she has resided ever since. She studied at the Apostolate of the Sacred Heart Schools in Havana and in Madrid, Spain. She obtained an Associate in Arts in Philosophy from Miami-Dade College, and a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. Fernández Soneira has given conferences on Cuban history, and has been invited to numerous radio programs. She has participated in the Miami Book Fair International, and taken part in panels on Cuban history at the symposiums of the Cuban Research Institute (CRI) of Florida International University in Miami, Florida. She is also the author of: Cuba: Historia de la educación católica 1582-1961, 2 vol., (1997); Con la Estrella y la Cruz: historia de las Juventudes de Acción Católica Cubana, 2 vol. (2002); Mujeres de la Patria- contribución de la mujer a la independencia de Cuba, vol. I (2014), and vol. II (2018), all published by Ediciones Universal, Miami. At the present time Fernández Soneira is working on volume III of Mujeres de la Patria, which deals with the trajectory of Cuban women in exile in the XIX century. She is also is finishing a book of photographs and poems: La Bella Cubana, rostros de mujeres en la Cuba del siglo XIX. In this volume II of Mujeres de la Patria, contribución de la mujer a la independencia de Cuba - Guerra de Independencia (1898-1902), we find the mambisa women that remained in the island during the 1895 insurrection. We will see them fighting in the fields or acting as messengers and spies in the cities. In the confection of escarapelas, flags, hats and uniforms. Hiding materials in their houses and giving support to husbands, brothers, sweethearts and fathers in the years of the war. We'll also see them as nurses saving the lives of soldiers, and also the women of religious catholic communities that healed and assisted soldiers from both bands during the disasters, miseries and pain that the war and the Reconcentration of Valeriano Weyler. In its 544 pages, we read the biographies of more than 700 women, and recreate history in the more than 350 photographs, some of them never published before. In vol. I of Mujeres de la Patria published in 2014, the reader was able to learn about the work of the mambisa during the Spanish domain and in the Ten Years' War up and until the Zanjón Pact. And in volume III, to be published in the near future, exiled Cuban women of the XIX century will be working at patriotic gatherings, collecting money for expeditions, and supplying the Liberation Army. These are the Cuban women that from Paris, Central America, South America and the United States, worked for Cuba's liberty. This trilogy is a tribute to Cuban women and to their trajectory throughout our history.

Lydia Cabrera was born in Havana, Cuba, on May 20, 1900 and dies in exile in Miami, Florida on September 19, 1991. A writer and anthropologist, she is one of the central figures of Cuban culture. Her twenty-three books, primarily focusing on Afro-Cuban culture and religion, are considered classics because of her excellent investigations and the magical beauty of her prose.Medicine in Cuba based on customs and traditions of yesteryear. Nineteenth century Cuban medicine reflecting the customs and traditions of the times, afrocuban healers, herbal remedies, as well as medical advice from elders. Includes an index of the Cuban herbs with special emphasis on indigenous and imported plants used for medicinal purposes.

Raúl Eduardo Chao received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University and, after a brief stint in the industry, he spent 18 years in the academic world as a tenured professor and Director of the Departments of Chemical Engineering at the Universities of Puerto Rico and Detroit. In 1986, he founded a consulting company focused on helping companies and government agencies simultaneously improve the productivity as well as quality of their services. As President of Systema, Chao has written a dozen books on management, science and history of Cuba along with publishing numerous articles in newspapers and magazines. He and his wife Olga live in Lakeland, Florida and spend long periods of time in Paris. This has to be more than just a nostalgic book. It presents the sad story of a people who lost their freedom because they neglected their democratic traditions. In 1933, Cuba suffered the attacks of a miserable and bloody Revolution that used violence, abuses and murders as part of its political life. Twenty-five years later, with the Castro Revolution of 1959, Cubans collected their retribution for what they had planted in 1933. The story of that experience could be a great lesson for men and women who are seduced by Marxist strategies and ideas of extreme left. But it will not be because no one learns from the mistakes of others. In 1958, Cuba was under the voracious siege of Communism... and nobody noticed.

Para reconstruir la historia son muy importantes los testimonios y memorias de los protagonistas. Y Francisco «Silito» Tabernilla, oficial del Estado Mayor del Ejército Cubano y antiguo Jefe del Regimiento Mixto de Tanques y Jefe de la División de Infantería de la Ciudad Militar de Columbia, acompañó a Fulgencio Batista en las acciones que los llevaron al poder a través del golpe de estado del 10 de marzo de 1952 y hasta su huida del país el 31 de diciembre de 1958. Hoy piensa que, a pesar de la corrupción imperante en esos momentos, el golpe fue un error político ya que sólo faltaban dos meses para que se realizaran las elecciones generales en el país. Este es un libro fuerte y polémico que relata la historia, tanto política como militar, de los turbulentos años que hicieron posible la toma del poder por los Castro y seguidores. Con copia de documentos importantes y polémicas por correspondencia entre Batista, los Tabernilla y otras figuras. Con algunas fotos en blanco y negro e índice onomástico. To reconstruct history, it is important to obtain first hand information from its protagonists. Francisco "Silito" Tabernilla, chief officer in the Cuban military, accompanied Fulgencio Batista during his 1952 military coup and stayed with him until December 31, 1958 when, together, they fled the country. Today, Tabernilla believes that even with the corruption of that time, the military coup was a mistake since general presidential elections had already been scheduled. This is a powerful and controversial book that tells the story of Cuba's turbulent years that allowed for Fidel Castro and his followers to gain permanent control. Contained are black and white photos, bibliographical references and copies of important documents and correspondence between Tabernilla and Batista, as well as other key figures.

Efren Cordova is a well known law professor and author. He has taught at the Universities of Havana, Puerto Rico, Alcala de Henares and Florida International University. He was also Division Chief of Labor Law of the International Labor Organization.This is, without a doubt, an important and valuable book for it presents an objective and documented history of Islam and its prophet, Mohammad. The book analyses Mohammad's life, the teachings of the Coram, the different Islamic sects, the role of women in Islam, the causes that have resulted in clashes between Muslims and Christians, terrorism today and the reactions of the Western world.

José Enrique Perdomo and Rivadeneira was born in San Juan de los Remedios (a province of Las Villas, Cuba) on May 7, 1901, a product of the marriage formed by Valentín Perdomo and Amparo Rivadeneira. While already married and with a daughter, he obtained the degrees of Doctor in Law, Doctor in Political, Social and Economic Sciences, as well as a Bachelors in Administrative, Diplomatic and Consular Law. He also received a certificate of Professional Aptitude from the "Manuel Marquez Sterling" Professional School of Journalism in 1943. He held the position of Technical Director of the National Commission of Propaganda and Defense of Tobacco from its foundation until he resigned in February 1959. He also founded and was editor in chief of the Habano Magazine. He participated in most of the international meetings related to tobacco and published several books and innumerable articles on the subject. José Enrique Perdomo and Rivadeneira died in Miami on May 29, 1983 after a long illness. Until the end of his life he gave his wife, two daughters, and ten grandchildren an example of Christian life, integrity, courage, and dedication to values ??as he faced the most difficult of tests.This book presents and explains, in English and Spanish, the terms used in the process of elaboration and commercialization of tobacco ("habano"), the tobacco industry and everything related to it.(Con vocabulario español-inglés / with Spanish-English Vocabulary)

Raúl Eduardo Chao received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University and, after a brief stint in the industry, he spent 18 years in the academic world as a tenured professor and Director of the Departments of Chemical Engineering at the Universities of Puerto Rico and Detroit. In 1986, he founded a consulting company focused on helping companies and government agencies simultaneously improve the productivity as well as quality of their services. As President of Systema, Chao has written a dozen books on management, science and history of Cuba along with publishing numerous articles in newspapers and magazines. He and his wife Olga live in Lakeland, Florida and spend long periods of time in Paris. CUBA IN 1959: Little by little, the Cuban Revolution discarded the pretense of participatory democracy and began to show its Marxist roots more clearly and openly. The executions were extended; the confiscations increased until all the private property on the island was finished; all private schools closed; Religious expressions were confined exclusively within the churches and temples. To leave or enter the island, including those born in it, a government permit was necessary. The possession of foreign currency and the circulation of another currency that was not a new revolutionary currency without exchangeable value outside of Cuba was declared illegal.

Dr. Gastón A. Fernández is Associate Professor of the Department of Politics Sciences at Indiana State University. Terre Haute, Indiana. He serves as the Executive Director of the International Affairs Center en ISU. He is the co-author of Hispanic Migrant in the United States and has published numerous articles and invited books reviews in the topic of Cuban and Hispanic migraation to the U.S. and Central America.This book examines the experience of the Mariel migrants from their departure from Cuba to their arrival, resettlement and adaptation in the United States. It fills in a gap in the literature dealing with their internment experiences in the U.S. and explores the political factors bearing on the stigmatizing of the Marielitos as a pathological group. A valuable research bibliography is provided for further research.

José María Heredia was born in Santiago de Cuba, Oriente, Cuba, on December 31, 1803. He moved with his family to Havana in 1810 where he studied law and began to write poetry and dramatic works. Because of his independent ideas he suffers exile and dies in Mexico in 1839. He is considered the National Poet of Cuba. This edition was prepared by Dr. Ángel Aparicio Laurencio (1928-) who made the selection, the study and the notes. Dr. Aparicio studied Law at the universities of Havana and Madrid and was Professor Emeritus at the University of Redlands in California.

This book you have in your hands is part biography, part autobiography and part history. Biography, because in it Julio Estorino tells us the extraordinary life of the well-called Pastor of the Cuban Exile, Monsignor Agustín Román. Autobiography, because much of what the author relates is a textual transcription of what the biography said of himself and of his life in the ten years (2001 - 2011) in which both held intermittent sessions of recording and data collection with a view to this work. History, because in the exercise of his apostolic mission Monseñor Román was seen several times in the vortex of events of historical importance for the Church, for Cuba, the United States and / or the Cubans of exile. What is intended with this work is to present a man of God -never better applied the expression- in the integrity of his person and in all its dimensions: from the spiritual to the human, from the patriotic to the ecclesiastic, from the everyday to the extraordinary.

Julio Estorino is a Cuban exiled journalist that resides in the United States since 1963. For over 40 years he closely collaborated with Monsignor Roman.This book is a collection of writings, homilies, lectures and other documents written by Monsignor Agustin Roman. The book is an essential tool for studying Cuban history. Deeply Christian, clear and simple, it shows a path of hope for the people of Cuba. Also contained are notes and explanations by the editor, Julio Estorino.

Nelson Amaro is a Guatemalan sociologist who was born in Havana, Cuba. Currently, he is the director of the Institute for Sustainable Development at the Galileo University, where he has promoted Doctorate and the Masters degree programs in these areas of study. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, his Master's degrees from Harvard and M.I.T, and a Bachelor's degree from Chile's Pontifical University. In Guatemala, he has served as Vice Minister of Urban and Rural Development (1987-89) and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Universidad del Valle (1995-2000) among other positions. Here he also founded a Master's degree program in Development that has just turned 20 years old. He has been an official for the United Nations in New York, San Salvador, Rome and Mozambique, as well as a Consultant for different international organizations in places as diverse as Bangladesh, South Korea, Equatorial Guinea, Jordan, Somalia, Uganda and almost all Latin America. The contents of this publication cover different stages of the author's life. The first chapters discuss the reasons that made the Cuban revolution prevail. The author experienced this situation at a very young age and participated in movements that worked to end Fulgencio Batista's de facto presidency. The author explains the social phenomenon that led to the Cuban revolution, including the main protagonists in this process, who ended up embracing the Marxist-Leninist theory. The most notable example of this approach is Commander Dr. Ernesto "Che" Guevara himself, when he expresses the theory of the "Revolutionary Focus" that is explained in this book. Guevara's death is proof that the theory was wrong and is discussed in detail by the author in his Graduation Thesis, approved for the Pontifical University of Santiago de Chile at the beginning of 1967. The following chapters are the "consequences".

Ernesto Fernandez Travieso, S.J. was born in 1939 and grew up in Cuba during turbulent historical times. In exile, he entered the Jesuit community of priests and received his formation in different parts of the world ending with the doctorate degree in Spiritual theology which he received from the Gregorian University in Rome. For twenty years he was chaplain and spiritual director for medical students at Creighton, a Jesuit university in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1973 he established the Institute for Latin American Concern (ILAC) in the Dominican Republic, a mission that unites the hard work of poor rural communities with that of volunteers from foreign nations that want to help these communities.In 2006 and 2007 Father Travieso was responsible for International Relations for Latin America at Vatican Radio and disseminated many of his works in this way. These «REFLECTIONS» propose us to renew personal and social responsibility by integrating faith with reason. Only the spiritual integrating the mind with the heart will save us from the "dehumanization" that threatens to destroy the world turning us all into heavy, violent and stubborn rhinoceroses.

Ernesto F. Travieso, S.J. (1939) was born and raised during tempestuous historical changes in Cuba. In exile from his motherland, he entered the Jesuits and received master's degrees in Toronto, Canada, as well as at the Gregorian University in Rome, where he also obtained a Doctorate in Spiritual Theology. He has taught Art History and the Spirituality of Ignatius of Loyola. For twenty years, he worked at Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska, as Spiritual Director to the Medical School. In 1973, he founded the ILAC Mission in the Dominican Republic, which integrates community rural development with personal and spiritual awareness both for the struggling "campesinos" as well as foreign or local volunteers who offer medical and other services.In this book, the reader literally journeys with the author in search of happiness and a life purpose that are traced from ancient civilizations. Taking into consideration the three levels in which we grow (the personal, the social, and the universal) we find a realistic way of life that transcends all human limitations. We humans have followed many paths that have usually ended in desolation and emptiness. This book boldly states that happiness, as elusive as it may seem, can be found in true and practical ways. There is an answer for all who are searching with a sincere heart. Is it possible for Western civilizations to offer an answer in this pluralistic world that would make sense in the future? Is happiness possible today for all who participate actively in this adventure called life? These questions, which may often give us anguish, have positive answers in this book. To follow its course is certainly a thrilling adventure for the reader.

Ernesto Fernandez Travieso, S.J. was born in 1939 and grew up in Cuba during turbulent historical times. In exile, he entered the Jesuit community of priests and received his formation in different parts of the world ending with the doctorate degree in Spiritual theology which he received from the Gregorian University in Rome. For twenty years he was chaplain and spiritual director for medical students at Creighton, a Jesuit university in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1973 he established the Institute for Latin American Concern (ILAC) in the Dominican Republic, a mission that unites the hard work of poor rural communities with that of volunteers from foreign nations that want to help these communities. In this book the reader studies, together with the author, the ideas proposed by important philosophers on the subject of happiness…the supposed goal of human life. Taking into account the three levels of human interaction (personal, social and universal) a path that transcends worldly limitations is sought after, one that can be achieved by all who search for it with an open mind and heart. Does western civilization have the answer for the entire world while respecting the plurality of the human race and offering hope for a better tomorrow? Is happiness achievable for all? These questions, essential and full of anguish, are answered in the pages of this book

Raúl Eduardo Chao received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University and after some time in industry spent 18 years in the academic world, as Full Professor and Director of the Departments of Chemical Engineering at the Universities of Puerto Rico and Detroit. Chao has written half a dozen books and numerous articles on science and business, as well as a score of books on the History of Cuba. He and his wife Olga live in Lakeland, Florida. This book presents a series of what were confidential and classified documents and information gathered by the American Consulate in Havana during the days of the 1895 Cuban War of Independence. No one was better informed about this conflict than Fitzhugh Lee, an old Confederate cavalry General who had seen his first actions at the Battle of Bull Run in 1861. For a good many years he was the eyes, the intellect and ears of the United States as Our Consul in Havana.

Raúl Eduardo Chao received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University and after some time in industry spent 18 years in the academic world, as Full Professor and Director of the Departments of Chemical Engineering at the Universities of Puerto Rico and Detroit. Chao has written half a dozen books and numerous articles on science and business, as well as a score of books on the History of Cuba. He and his wife Olga live in Lakeland, Florida.The American occupation of Cuba from 1898 to 1902 produced serious physical, educational and economic transformations in Cuba. Politically, it sponsored a Constitutional Assembly that gave the Republic of Cuba its first Constitution, where the Platt Amendment, resisted by most Cubans, tried to continue for years the American tutelage. This book unmasks the falsehoods that Marxists and leftists have propagated for many years about this historical period and documents the work of repairing the destruction that the war caused in Cuba, as well as the efforts to prepare Cubans to successfully face life as a republic.

Raúl Eduardo Chao received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University and, after a brief stint in the industry, he spent 18 years in the academic world as Full Professor and Director of the Departments of Chemical Engineering at the Universities of Puerto Rico and Detroit. In 1986, he founded The Systema Group and as president of that consulting company he has written half a dozen books on science and business administration, numerous articles and a score of books on the History of Cuba. He and his wife, Olga, live in Lakeland, Florida. Upon hearing of the October 10, 1868 uprising, Máximo Gómez presented himself at the Cuban camps as a soldier, without mentioning his military knowledge. In just a few weeks he was awarded the rank of Sergeant and at the end of the war of 1895 he was identified as one of the most capable leaders of the Cuban Liberation Army. The Spaniards themselves recognized him as "... the greatest guerrilla fighter in America." This is a story of the Cuban Wars of Independence, narrated by General Máximo Gómez himself in his Campaign Diary.

EMILIO CUETO (Havana, 1944). Lawyer, collector and researcher. He lives in the United States since 1961. Author of Mialhe's Colonial Cuba (1992), Cuba in Old Maps (1999), Illustrating Cuba's Flora and Fauna (2002) La Cuba Pintoresca de Frédéric Mialhe (The Picturesque Cuba of Frédéric Mialhe) (2010), La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre en el alma del pueblo cubano (Our Lady of Charity in the soul of the Cuban people) (2014), Camagüey en la Música (Camagüey in its Music) (2015) and Las Litografías santiagueras del Departamento Oriental de la Isla de Cuba (The lithographs from Santiago de Cuba of the Eastern Department of the Island of Cuba) (2015). Between 2008 and 2013 he collaborated with Florida International University (Miami) in the organization of concerts related to Cuban music. He has another book in preparation: Cuba en USA (Cuba in the USA) y Matanzas en la Mano (Matanzas in the Hand).CIEN BARCOS EN LA HISTORIA DE CUBA (ONE HUNDRED BOATS IN THE HISTORY OF CUBA). The main events of our History have been marked by boats. In remote times, Cuba was a barren territory ... and our first inhabitants arrived on ships. We became an island populated by Caribbean aborigines, but with Christopher Columbus' three caravels we became s a Spanish colony. And that we were until the Maine exploded in Havana, making us an independent country but very dependent on the United States. And then the Granma arrived, which routed the Island to the East and a good number of Cubans to the North. The boats of the Bay of Pigs tried, without success, to open a new chapter. All these boats made us Spanish, English and American. But, above all, they made us Cubans: With what they brought (Cachita, the shield, the flag, the Marti's Simple Verses, baseball, the butterfly, the national flower) -and what they took (emigration, sugar, the habanera)- we made our Cuba and we became the people that we are today.

Normita Suarez and Jesus Alvariño were two popular artists from radio and television in Cuba as well as in exile, an exile that was imposed by the lack of freedom in their homeland. Jesus was an important artist from the 1940s, 50s and 60s in programs like Tamakún, Los tres Villalobos (written by Armando Couto, it was for years the most listened to radio program in Cuba and other Latin American countries), La Taberna de Pedro, where he played "Pedro el Polaco" (already on television). Normita Suárez was also an artist from a young age and excelled in many programs such as «Casos y cosas de casa» (Cases and Household Things) as well as others. She also starred in theater and movies.But not only in Cuba were these two artists well know -both crossed borders and were recognized throughout Latin America. In the wide photo gallery included in this book, you can see the friendships they had with the greatest artists of their time. They also stood out for their Christian ideals, not only in their personal and family life but also in their evangelizing task. That is why the letter from Mons. Agustín Román, Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, is included on the back cover.This book is not only about the lives of these talented artists, it is also a history of Cuban radio and television because, through them, we are presented with many of the best Cuban artists and their most important moments. It includes a selection of articles by Jesús Alvariño with current themes, humor and Christian reflections.Lourdes Alvariño Suárez de Castiñeira was the editor of this book. She not only saves the memory of her parents for posterity, but also that of that golden age of Cuban radio and television