For Cuba--for Freedom!: An M-26-7 Leader Aiding the Castro Revolution from America, 1955-1961 - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Raul Andres Villamia, Rhonda J. Villamia, Paul J. GuzzoPublish date:2023-12-11Pages:316
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476690995ISBN-10:1476690995UPC:9781476690995Book Category:History, Political Science, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Caribbean & West Indies, Intelligence & EspionageBook Topic:CubaSize:9.50 x 5.80 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC3Q0BPT6Q
For Cuba--for Freedom!: An M-26-7 Leader Aiding the Castro Revolution from America, 1955-1961
Raul Villamia's childhood in Cuba revolved around baseball and bloodshed. The violence that he witnessed led him to support Castro's revolution, and his brother Mario introduced him to Castro's 26th of July Movement (M267). Minor league baseball brought him to the United States, where he hoped to pursue a career in the majors, and left Villamia uniquely placed to aid Castro's revolution fro...
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476690995ISBN-10:1476690995UPC:9781476690995Book Category:History, Political Science, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Caribbean & West Indies, Intelligence & EspionageBook Topic:CubaSize:9.50 x 5.80 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC3Q0BPT6Q
The late Raul Andres Villamia came from Cuba as a professional minor league baseball player in 1947. In 1955, his brother Mario asked him to help Castro establish a M267 branch in Tampa. Raul served as its secretary and president, and as Tampa's first Cuban Consul under Castro. He retired from a 30-year career with the City of Tampa Traffic Department. He died on December 2, 2020, at the age of...
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