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Cuban Friends
Return County Youths' Visit. The Louisville Times, Aug, 11, 1955,
p. 23
Cuban 'Ambassadors'
Attend Unveiling of Bust of National Hero. The CourierJournal, Aug.
13, 1955, p. 1-B
Cubans honor
a patriot. The Courier-Journal, Oct. 15, 1972, p. 1-B
"The
Kentucky Regiment that Invaded Cuba in 1850," The Register of the Kentucky
Historical Society. Autumn, 2007, pp. 571-615.
Effort aims to restore Shively
Park statue of Cuban poet, hero, José Martí. The Courier
Journal, May 26, 2010
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| José Martí 1853-1895
Apostle of Cuban Independence |
"As a tribute to the valiant Kentuckians who
fought for the liberation of Cuba in 1850." |
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| Cuban exiles gather in Louisville at St.
Helen's Church on Sept. 8, 1963,
for a special Mass in honor of their national patron, Our Lady of Charity. |
Cuban exiles gather in Louisville at St.
Helen's Church on Sept. 8, 1963,
for a special Mass in honor of their national patron, Our Lady of Charity. |
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| Cuban exiles, displaying their national
flag, walk three blocks from St.
Helen's Church on Sept. 8, 1963, to the monument then across from the Shively Public Library. |
The Louisville Cuban exile community
in 1963,
included the families of de la Cova, Prieto, Puzo, and Zayas-Bazan. |
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| Antonio de la Cova (tallest boy in
suit and tie) with other
Cuban children honoring José Martí with Cuban flag. |
Cuban exile girls, the de la Cova
sisters,
Carmen Zayas-Bazan and others. |
