The Cuban Museum
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Documenting the history, culture and contributions of the Cuban exile community.
1200 Coral Way, Miami, FL 3314
Joined August 2025
"An icon of Cuban artistic expression has passed away; his art and the visual legacy he leaves behind reflect the hopes of exile and the splendor of a free Cuba that is to come". Marcell Felipe - President of the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora.
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The American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora honors the memory of Humberto Calzada through the artistic legacy he leaves behind.
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"Ha muerto un ícono de la expresión artística cubana; su arte y el legado plástico que nos deja reflejan las esperanzas del exilio y el esplendor de la Cuba libre que se avecina". Marcell Felipe - Presidente del Museo Americano de la Diaspora Cubana.
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El Museo Americano de la Diáspora Cubana honra la memoria de Humberto Calzada a través del legado artístico que nos deja.
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The Maleconazo shattered the image of absolute control. It reveal the depth of desperation in cuban society. Days later, thousands fled the island in the 1994 Rafter Crisis, with makeshift boats filling the Straits of Florida.
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The regime unleashed police, special troops, and paramilitary mobs. Protesters were beaten with sticks and stones, chased, and arrested. The regime labeled the protesters as “delinquents” and “antisocials”. Dozens were jailed, many later forced into exile.
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Thousands filled the Malecon, chanting:. “Down with Fidel!” and “Freedom!”. It was the first time in 35 years that so many openly defied the regime in the streets.
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On August 5, news spread of cubans trying yo hijack boats to flee. Crowds gathered at Havana’s Malecon, demanding answers. What began as frustation quickly turned into a massive uprising.
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Thousands of cubans were already risking their lives at sea on makeshift rafts.
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In 1994, Cuba was collapsing under the Special Period after the fall of the USSR. Food shortages, daily blackouts, no transportation, and no medicine pushed society to the limit.
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La memoria no se hunde. 📍 Museo Americano de la Diáspora Cubana.#AgostoNoSeOlvida #13deMarzo #MemoriaCubana.
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El jefe de la operación, Jesús González Machín, fue condecorado como “Héroe de la Revolución Cubana”. Nunca enfrentó juicio.
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La ONU, la OEA y Amnistía Internacional condenaron el hecho como asesinato premeditado. Calificaron las muertes como ejecuciones extrajudiciales.
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El 5 de agosto, Fidel Castro alabó el “comportamiento ejemplar” y las “acciones patrióticas” de los atacantes. Negó que hubiera intención de hundir el barco.
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El 26 de julio, Raúl Castro dijo que el barco “estaba destinado a hundirse” por no ser navegable. Elogió a la Guardia Costera por “intentar evitarlo”.
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El periódico Granma culpó a “elementos antisociales” y a “la gusanera de Miami”. Acusó a EE.UU. y a las radios del exilio de instigar el hecho.
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