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Born in Spain
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Born in Havana, Cuba
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My grandfather and his mother flee the war to start a new life in Cuba. His father was an alcoholic and left him at a young age
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Attended law school during the same time as Fidel Castro. Became a successful lawyer in Havana.
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My grandparents met in Havana, got married, and built a new house.
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Fidel Castro ousts U.S. backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista
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My uncle Rolando arrested as he participated in invasion
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The family home was raided and property was taken such as my Grandfathers hunting rifles. All his money was taken from his bank account.
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My grandfather refused to go to Moscow to train as Communist lawyer and was arrested for not complying with the government. He returned after 6 months.
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The Cuban Readjustment Act signed by President Johnson allowed Cubans to apply for legal documents to live in the U.S.
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Did not included my unborn mother,they had to apply again in order to get her legal papers and waited longer
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My mother was 3 years old. Government took all remaining property. They could not return to Cuba. Their house is currently a courthouse in Havana.
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My uncle Rolando arrested again after CIA recruit him and send him to break into the Watergate Building
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My uncle was one of five of the men who broke into the water gate building that were pardoned.
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